Dobrich Province
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| Dobrich Province Област Добрич |
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| Province | |
 Location of Dobrich Province in Bulgaria |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Dobrich |
| Municipalities | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Zhelyazko Zhelyazkov |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 4,719.71 km2 (1,822.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (February 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 186,016 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | TX |
| Website | dobrich |
Dobrich Province (Bulgarian: Област Добрич, Oblast Dobrich, former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is divided into 8 municipalities. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 186,016.[3][4][2]
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Municipalities
The Dobrich province (oбласт, oblast) contains eight municipalities (Bulgarian: singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each in December 2009.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[3][4][2] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balchik | Балчик | 21,832 | Balchik | 12,196 |
| Dobrich (city) | Добрич-Град | 92,672 | Dobrich | 92,672 |
| Dobrichka (rural) | Добричка | 24,292 | Dobrich | (above) |
| General Toshevo | Генерал Тошево | 16,714 | General Toshevo | 7,130 |
| Kavarna | Каварна | 15,861 | Kavarna | 11,397 |
| Krushari | Крушари | 5,296 | Krushari | 1,619 |
| Shabla | Шабла | 5,580 | Shabla | 3,586 |
| Tervel | Тервел | 17,458 | Tervel | 6,667 |
Population
The Dobrich province had a population of 215,232 (215,217 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female.[7] At the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 199,705[3] of which 23.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[8]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
| Dobrich Province | |||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 202,443 | 227,425 | 236,817 | 251,072 | 257,341 | 232,780 | 215,217 | 206,217 | 203,938 | 199,705 | 189 677 |
| Sources: National Statistical Institute,[3] „Census 2001“,[4] „Census 2011“,[2] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? | |||||||||||
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 189 677
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[9] Identified themselves: 173 899 persons:
- Bulgarians: 131 114 (75.40%)
- Turks: 23 484 (13.50%)
- Gypsies: 15 323 (8.81%)
- Others and indefinable: 3 978 (2.29%)
A further 15,000 persons in Dobrich Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[10]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| religious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 163,091 | 75.78% |
| Muslims | 44,277 | 20.57% |
| Roman Catholics | 322 | 0.15% |
| Protestants | 241 | 0.11% |
| Other | 835 | 0.39% |
| Religion not mentioned | 6,451 | 3.00% |
| total | 215,217 | 100% |
Towns and villages
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo).
Balchik municipality
Albena | Balchik | Bezvoditsa | Bobovets | Bryastovo | Dabrava | Dropla | Gurkovo, Hrabrovo | Karvuna | Kranevo | Kremena | Lyahovo | Obrochishte | Prespa | Rogachevo | Senokos | Sokolovo | Strajitsa | Trigortsi | Tsarichino | Tsurkva | Tuzlata | Zmeevo
Dobrich municipality (city)
Dobrichka municipality (rural)
Altsek | Batovo | Bdintsi | Benkovski | Bogdan | Bojurovo | Branishte | Cherna | Debrene | Dobrevo | Dolina | Donchevo | Draganovo | Dryanovets | Enevo | Feldfebel Denkovo | General Kolevo | Geshanovo | Hitovo | Jitnitsa | Kamen | Kamen Bryag | Karapelit | Kotlentsi | Kozloduytsi | Kragulevo | Lomnitsa | Lovchantsi | Lyaskovo | Malka Smolnitsa | Medovo | Metodievo | Miladinovtsi | Novo Botevo | Odrintsi | Odurtsi | Opanets | Orlova mogila | Ovcharovo | Paskalevo | Pchelino | Pchelnik | Plachidol | Pobeda | Podslon | Polkovnik Ivanovo | Polkovnik Minkovo | Polkovnik Sveshtarovo | Popgrigorovo | Prilep | Primortsi | Rosenovo | Samuilovo | Slaveevo | Sliventsi | Smolnitsa | Sokolnik | Stefan Karadja | Stefanovo | Stojer | Svoboda | Tsarevets | Tyanevo | Vedrina | Vladimirovo | Vodnyantsi | Vrachantsi | Vratarite | Zlatia
General Toshevo municipality
Aleksandar Stamboliyski | Balkantsi | Bejanovo | Chernookovo | Dabovik | General Toshevo | Goritsa | Gradini | Izvorovo | Jiten | Kalina | Kardam | Konare | Kraishte | Krasen | Kupinovo | Loznitsa | Lyulyakovo | Malina | Ograjden | Pchelarovo | Petleshkovo | Pisarovo | Plenimir | Preselentsi | Prisad | Ravnets | Rogozina | Rosen | Rositsa | Sirakovo | Snop | Snyagovo | Spasovo | Sredina | Surnino | Uzovo | Vasilevo | Velikovo | Vichovo | Yovkovo | Zograf
Kavarna municipality
Belgun | Bilo | Bojurets | Bulgarevo | Chelopechene | Hadji Dimitar | Irechek | Kamen bryag | Kavarna | Krupen | Mogilishte | Neykovo | Poruchik Chunchevo | Rakovski | Seltse | Septemvriytsi | Sveti Nikola | Topola | Travnik | Vidno | Vranino
Krushari municipality
Abrit | Aleksandria | Bistrets | Dobrin | Efreytor Bakalovo | Gaber | Kapitan Dimitrovo | Koriten | Krushari | Lozenets | Ognyanovo | Polkovnik Dyakovo | Poruchik Kurdjievo | Severnyak | Severtsi | Telerig | Zagortsi | Zementsi | Zimnitsa
Shabla municipality
Bojanovo | Chernomortsi | Durankulak | Ezerets | Gorichane | Gorun | Granichar | Krapets | Prolez | Shabla | Smin | Staevtsi | Tvarditsa | Tyulenovo | Vaklino | Zahari Stoyanovo
Tervel municipality
Angelariy | Balik | Bezmer | Bojan | Bonevo | Brestnitsa | Chestimensko | Glavantsi | Gradnitsa | Guslar | Jeglartsi | Kableshkovo | Kladentsi | Kochmar | Kolartsi | Mali izvor | Nova Kamena | Onogur | Orlyak | Polkovnik Savovo | Popgruevo | Profesor Zlatarski | Surnets | Tervel | Voynikovo | Zurnevo
See also
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Dobrich Province
References
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
- ↑ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (Bulgarian)
- ↑ (Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
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