Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province
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Coordinates: 43°35′N 28°0′E / 43.583°N 28.000°E / 43.583; 28.000
Dobrich Province Област Добрич | |
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Province | |
Location of Dobrich Province in Bulgaria | |
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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | TX |
Website | dobrich.government.bg |
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]
Contents
1 Municipalities
2 Population
2.1 Ethnic groups
2.2 Religion
3 Towns and villages
3.1 Balchik municipality
3.2 Dobrich municipality (city)
3.3 Dobrichka municipality (rural)
3.4 General Toshevo municipality
3.5 Kavarna municipality
3.6 Krushari municipality
3.7 Shabla municipality
3.8 Tervel municipality
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Municipalities[edit]
Dobrich
The Dobrich province (област, oblast) contains eight municipalities (singular: Bulgarian: община, translit. obshtina - plural: общини, 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[edit]
The Dobrich province had a population of 215,232 (215,217 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 7001493000000000000♠49.3% were male and 7001507000000000000♠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 7001238000000000000♠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[edit]
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%)
Romani: 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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)[edit]
Dobrich
Dobrichka municipality (rural)[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Bojanovo | Chernomortsi | Durankulak | Ezerets | Gorichane | Gorun | Granichar | Krapets | Prolez | Shabla | Smin | Staevtsi | Tvarditsa | Tyulenovo | Vaklino | Zahari Stoyanovo
Tervel municipality[edit]
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[edit]
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Dobrich Province
References[edit]
^ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived January 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcd „pop-stat.mashke.org“
^ abcd (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcd (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Archived 2013-04-05 at WebCite (in Bulgarian)
^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
External links[edit]
- Dobrich municipality
- Dobrichka municipality
Categories:
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Dobrich Province
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