Razgrad Province ( (''Oblast Razgrad''), former name Razgrad okrug) is a province in Northeastern

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, geographically part of the Ludogorie region. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the town of Razgrad. As of December 2009, the Province had a total population of 132,740,Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - provinces and municipalities in 2009

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that is divided into seven municipalities.

Municipalities

The Razgrad province (област, ''oblast'') contains seven municipalities (singular: община, ''obshtina'' - plural: общини, ''obshtini''). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and

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, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of 2009.

Demographics

The Razgrad province had a

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of 152,417 according to a 2001

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, of which were

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and were

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.Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex
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/ref> As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and population changes in the table reflect this separation.

Ethnic groups

The population of Razgrad Province is ethnically mixed, with a slight Turkish

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. According to the 2001 census, the main ethnic group are the Bulgarians (67,069), the Turks (71,963) and the Roma (8,733).Census 2001
/ref> Total population (2011 census): 125 190 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 114,475 people: * Turks: 57,261 (50,02%) * Bulgarians: 49,229 (43,00%) * Romani: 5,719 (5,00%) * Others and indefinable: 2,266 (1,98%) A further 10,000 people in Razgrad Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

External links

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Old official site
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