Targovishte Province
Targovishte Province (Bulgarie: Област Търговище, transliterated Oblast Targovishte, umwhile name Targovishte okrug) is a province in northeastren Bulgarie, namit efter its main ceety - Targovishte. As o December 2009, it haes a population o 129,675 inhabitants.[2][3][4]
Targovishte Province Област Търговище | |
|---|---|
 Location o Targovishte Province in Bulgarie | |
| Kintra | Bulgarie |
| Caipital | Targovishte |
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,558.5 km2 (987.8 sq mi) |
| Population (Februar 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 120,818 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | T |
| Website | tg.government.bg |
Municipalities
eeditThe Targovishte Province contains 5 municipalities (singular: община, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). The follaein table shows the names o each municipality in Scots an Cyrillic, the main toun (in bauld) or veelage, an the population o each as o December 2009.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Aurie (km²) | Pop.[2][3][4] | Toun/Veelage | Pop.[3][5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targovishte | Търговище | 872 | 60,497 | Targovishte | 37,375 |
| Popovo | Попово | 833 | 31,479 | Popovo | 15,548 |
| Omurtag | Омуртаг | 401 | 24,256 | Omurtag | 8,725 |
| Antonovo | Антоново | 472 | 6,507 | Antonovo | 1,453 |
| Opaka | Опака | 156 | 6,936 | Opaka | 2,873 |
Demografie
eeditThe Targovishte province haed a population o 137,689 accordin tae a 2001 census, of which 49.2% wur male an 50.8% wur female.[7] As o the end o 2009, the population o the province, annooncit bi the Bulgarie Naitional Statistical Institute, numbered 129,675[2] of which 24.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[8]
The follaein table represents the chynge o the population in the province efter Warld War II:
| Targovishte Province | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 184,641 | 172,401 | 177,668 | 178,656 | 171,311 | 156,006 | 137,689 | 135,262 | 132,771 | 129,675 | 120,818 |
| Soorces: Naitional Stateestical Institute,[2] „Census 2001“,[3] „Census 2011“,[4] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? | |||||||||||
Releegion
eeditReleegious adherence in the province accordin tae 2001 census:[9]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| releegious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 75,236 | 54.64% |
| Muslims | 58,838 | 42.73% |
| Roman Catholics | 271 | 0.20% |
| Protestants | 84 | 0.07% |
| Ither | 527 | 0.38% |
| Releegion no mentioned | 2,733 | 1.98% |
| total | 137,689 | 100% |
References
eedit- ↑ (in Inglis) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
- ↑ a b c d e (in Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ a b c d (in Inglis) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ↑ a b c „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ (in Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ (in Bulgarie) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ↑ (in Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Bulgarie) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
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