Haskovo_Province
Haskovo Province
Province of Bulgaria
Haskovo
Област Хасково | |
|---|---|
Location of Haskovo in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Haskovo |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Stanislav Dechev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,533.3 km2 (2,136.4 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 207,439 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | X |
| Website | hs.government.bg |
Haskovo Province (Bulgarian: Област Хасково - Oblast Haskovo, former name Haskovo okrug, Turkish: Hasköy) is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the city of Haskovo. The province embraces a territory of 5,533.3 km2 (2,136.4 sq mi)[1] that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009[update], of 256,408 inhabitants.[2][3][4]
The Haskovo province (Област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities[5] (singular: община, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009[update].
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][6][7][8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrovgrad | Димитровград | 56,882 | Dimitrovgrad | 39,510 |
| Harmanli | Харманли | 25,711 | Harmanli | 18,557 |
| Haskovo | Хасково | 96,499 | Haskovo | 77,050 |
| Ivaylovgrad | Ивайловград | 6,761 | Ivaylovgrad | 3,756 |
| Lyubimets | Любимец | 10,400 | Lyubimets | 7,670 |
| Madzharovo | Маджарово | 1,800 | Madzharovo | 590 |
| Mineralni Bani | Минерални бани | 6,542 | Mineralni Bani | 1,303 |
| Simeonovgrad | Симеоновград | 9,371 | Simeonovgrad | 7,049 |
| Stambolovo | Стамболово | 6,122 | Stambolovo | 609 |
| Svilengrad | Свиленград | 24,142 | Svilengrad | 18,132 |
| Topolovgrad | Тополовград | 12,178 | Topolovgrad | 5,730 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 235,248 | — |
| 1956 | 272,100 | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 287,996 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 330,132 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 334,584 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 306,058 | −8.5% |
| 2001 | 277,478 | −9.3% |
| 2011 | 246,238 | −11.3% |
| 2021 | 211,565 | −14.1% |
| Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[10] | ||
The Haskovo had a population of 277,483 (277,478 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.[11]
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 256,408[3] of which 25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[12]
Ethnic groups
| Ethnic groups in Haskovo Province (2011 census) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | Percentage | |||
| Bulgarians | 79.4% | |||
| Turks | 12.5% | |||
| Romani | 7.0% | |||
| others and indefinable | 1.1% | |||
Total population (2011 census): 246,238[13]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[14]
Identified themselves: 227,382 persons:
- Bulgarians: 180,541 (79.40%)
- Turks: 28,444 (12.50%)
- Romani: 15,889 (6.99%)
- Others and indefinable: 2,508 (1.10%)
A further 20,000 persons in Haskovo Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[15]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| religious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 227,593 | 82.03% |
| Muslims | 33,780 | 12.17% |
| Protestants | 1,846 | 0.67% |
| Roman Catholics | 426 | 0.15% |
| Other | 1,833 | 0.66% |
| Religion not mentioned | 12,000 | 4.32% |
| total | 277,478 | 100% |
- (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- Oblast Haskovo Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, official website
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "Divisions of Bulgaria" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2024-04-03.
- (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex Archived 2019-03-22 at the Wayback Machine from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine