Pernik Province is a

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in western

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, neighbouring

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. Its main city is

Pernik Pernik ( ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province an ...

, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and

Zemen Zemen ( ) is a town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Located near the Pchelina Reservoir on the banks of the Struma River, it is the administrative centre of Zemen Municipality. Geography Location Zemen is located in a mountainous reg ...

Bulgaria Pernik Province topographic map

Demographics

Pernik province had a

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of 133,750 according to the 2011

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, of which were

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and were

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Ethnic groups

Total population (2011 census): 133 530 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 125 422 persons: *Bulgarians: 120 929 (96,42%) *

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: 3 560 (2,84%) *Others and indefinable: 933 (0,74%) Ethnic groups in the province according to 2001 census:Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group
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*Bulgarians: 145 642 (), *

: 3 035 () *Others and indefinable: 1155 ().

Religion

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001

Economy

Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province. Pernik is the major manufacturing centre, one of the largest in the country with the "Stomana" steel complex, heavy machinery (mining and industrial equipment), building materials, and textiles being the most important. There is an enormous plant for heavy machinery in Radomir which produces excavators and industrial equipment, but is currently not working at full capacity.

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