Vratsa Province
Vratsa Province (Bulgarie: Област Враца (Oblast Vratsa), umwhile name Vratsa okrug) is a Bulgarie province locatit in the northwastren pairt o the kintra, atween Danube river in the north an Stara Planina muntain in the sooth. It is namit efter its main toun - Vratsa. As o December 2009, the province haes a population o 196,829 inhabitants,[1][2][3] on territory of 3,619.7 km².
Vratsa Province Област Враца | |
|---|---|
 Location o Vratsa Province in Bulgarie | |
| Kintra | Bulgarie |
| Caipital | Vratsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3619.7 km2 (1,397.6 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011 [1]) | |
| • Total | 184,930 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | BP |
Municipalities
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The Vratsa Province contains ten 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 | Pop.[1][2][3] | Toun/Veelage | Pop.[2][4][5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borovan | Борован | 6,107 | Borovan | 2,646 |
| Byala Slatina | Бяла Слатина | 27,104 | Byala Slatina | 12,433 |
| Vratsa | Враца | 75,842 | Vratsa | 61,011 |
| Kozloduy | Козлодуй | 22,269 | Kozloduy | 13,934 |
| Krivodol | Криводол | 10,460 | Krivodol | 3,282 |
| Mezdra | Мездра | 22,622 | Mezdra | 10,896 |
| Miziya | Мизия | 7,466 | Miziya | 3,354 |
| Oryahovo | Оряхово | 12,314 | Oryahovo | 5,400 |
| Roman | Роман | 7,342 | Roman | 3,157 |
| Hayredin | Хайредин | 5,303 | Hayredin | 1,584 |
Demografie
eeditThe Vratsa province haed a population o 243,036 accordin tae a 2001 census, o which 49.1% wur male an 50.9% wur female.[6] As o the end o 2009, the population o the province, annooncit bi the Bulgarie Naitional Statistical Institute, numbered 196,829[1] o which 27.2% are inhabitants agit ower 60 years.[7]
The follaein table represents the chynge o the population in the province efter Warld War II:
| Vratsa Province | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 289,811 | 292,555 | 294,090 | 275,428 | 267,403 | 252,039 | 243,036 | 212,656 | 202,711 | 196,829 | ?? |
| Soorces: Naitional Stateestical Institute,[1] „Census 2001“,[2] „Census 2011“,[3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? | |||||||||||
Releegious adherence in the province accordin tae 2001 census:[8]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| releegious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 229,452 | 94.41% |
| Muslims | 4,223 | 1.74% |
| Roman Catholics | 1,116 | 0.46% |
| Protestants | 394 | 0.16% |
| Ither | 995 | 0.41% |
| Releegion no mentioned | 6,856 | 2.82% |
| total | 243,036 | 100% |
References
eedit- ↑ a b c d e (in Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - 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
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Vratsa District. |
- Picturs frae the cave Ledenika near Vratsa
- Ceeties an veelages in Vratsa Province
- Picturs frae Vratsa an veelages Archived 2017-06-04 at the Wayback Machine