Dobrich Oblast
Област Добрич | |
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Oblast (Province) | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Oblast Capital | Dobrich |
Obshtinas | Balchik, Dobrich, Dobrichka, General Toshevo, Kavarna, Krushari, Shabla, Tervel |
Government | |
• Governor | Zhelyazko Zhelyazkov |
Area | |
• Total |
4,720 km2 (1,820 sq mi) |
Dobrich Oblast (province( (Bulgarian: Област Добрич, Oblast Dobrich, former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 199,705 inhabitants.[1][2][3]
Municipalities[]
Dobrich Oblast (oбласт, oblast) contains eight obshtinas (communes) (Bulgarian: singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each Obshtina in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.
Obshtina | Cyrillic | Pop.[1][2][3] | Town/Village | Pop.[2][4][5] |
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Balchik | Балчик | 21,832 | Balchik | 12,196 |
Dobrich (city) | Добрич-Град | 92,672 | Dobrich | 92,672 |
Dobrichka (rural) | Добричка | 24,292 | Dobrich | (above) |
General Toshevo | Генерал Тошево | 16,714 | General Toshevo | 7,130 |
Kavarna | Каварна | 15,861 | Kavarna | 11,397 |
Krushari | Крушари | 5,296 | Krushari | 1,619 |
Shabla | Шабла | 5,580 | Shabla | 3,586 |
Tervel | Тервел | 17,458 | Tervel | 6,667 |
Demography[]
Dobrich Oblast had a population of 215,232 (215,217 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female.[6] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 199,705[1] of which 23.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[7]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
Dobrich Oblast | |||||||||||
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Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 202,443 | 227,425 | 236,817 | 251,072 | 257,341 | 232,780 | 215,217 | 206,217 | 203,938 | 199,705 | 186,016 |
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1] „Census 2001“,[2] „Census 2011“,[3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? |
Religion[]
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[8]
Census 2001 | ||
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religious adherence | population | % |
Orthodox Christians | 163,091 | 75.78% |
Muslims | 44,277 | 20.57% |
Roman Catholics | 322 | 0.15% |
Protestants | 241 | 0.11% |
Other | 835 | 0.39% |
Religion not mentioned | 6,451 | 3.00% |
total | 215,217 | 100% |
Towns and villages[]
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo).
Balchik Obshtina[]
Albena | Balchik | Bezvoditsa | Bobovets | Bryastovo | Dabrava | Dropla | Gurkovo, Hrabrovo | Karvuna | Kranevo | Kremena | Lyahovo | Obrochishte | Prespa | Rogachevo | Senokos | Sokolovo | Strajitsa | Trigortsi | Tsarichino | Tsurkva | Tuzlata | Zmeevo
Dobrich Obshtina (city)[]
Dobrich
Dobrichka Obshtina (rural)[]
Altsek | Batovo | Bdintsi | Benkovski | Bogdan | Bojurovo | Branishte | Cherna | Debrene | Dobrevo | Dolina | Donchevo | Draganovo | Dryanovets | Enevo | Feldfebel Denkovo | General Kolevo | Geshanovo | Hitovo | Jitnitsa | Kamen | Kamen Bryag | Karapelit | Kotlentsi | Kozloduytsi | Kragulevo | Lomnitsa | Lovchantsi | Lyaskovo | Malka Smolnitsa | Medovo | Metodievo | Miladinovtsi | Novo Botevo | Odrintsi | Odurtsi | Opanets | Orlova mogila | Ovcharovo | Paskalevo | Pchelino | Pchelnik | Plachidol | Pobeda | Podslon | Polkovnik Ivanovo | Polkovnik Minkovo | Polkovnik Sveshtarovo | Popgrigorovo | Prilep | Primortsi | Rosenovo | Samuilovo | Slaveevo | Sliventsi | Smolnitsa | Sokolnik | Stefan Karadja | Stefanovo | Stojer | Svoboda | Tsarevets | Tyanevo | Vedrina | Vladimirovo | Vodnyantsi | Vrachantsi | Vratarite | Zlatia
General Toshevo Obshtina[]
Aleksandar Stamboliyski | Balkantsi | Bejanovo | Chernookovo | Dabovik | General Toshevo | Goritsa | Gradini | Izvorovo | Jiten | Kalina | Kardam | Konare | Kraishte | Krasen | Kupinovo | Loznitsa | Lyulyakovo | Malina | Ograjden | Pchelarovo | Petleshkovo | Pisarovo | Plenimir | Preselentsi | Prisad | Ravnets | Rogozina | Rosen | Rositsa | Sirakovo | Snop | Snyagovo | Spasovo | Sredina | Surnino | Uzovo | Vasilevo | Velikovo | Vichovo | Yovkovo | Zograf
Kavarna Obshtina[]
Belgun | Bilo | Bojurets | Bulgarevo | Chelopechene | Hadji Dimitar | Irechek | Kamen bryag | Kavarna | Krupen | Mogilishte | Neykovo | Poruchik Chunchevo | Rakovski | Seltse | Septemvriytsi | Sveti Nikola | Topola | Travnik | Vidno | Vranino
Krushari Obshtina[]
Abrit | Aleksandria | Bistrets | Dobrin | Efreytor Bakalovo | Gaber | Kapitan Dimitrovo | Koriten | Krushari | Lozenets | Ognyanovo | Polkovnik Dyakovo | Poruchik Kurdjievo | Severnyak | Severtsi | Telerig | Zagortsi | Zementsi | Zimnitsa
Shabla Obshtina[]
Bojanovo | Chernomortsi | Durankulak | Ezerets | Gorichane | Gorun | Granichar | Krapets | Prolez | Shabla | Smin | Staevtsi | Tvarditsa | Tyulenovo | Vaklino | Zahari Stoyanovo
Tervel Obshtina[]
Angelariy | Balik | Bezmer | Bojan | Bonevo | Brestnitsa | Chestimensko | Glavantsi | Gradnitsa | Guslar | Jeglartsi | Kableshkovo | Kladentsi | Kochmar | Kolartsi | Mali izvor | Nova Kamena | Onogur | Orlyak | Polkovnik Savovo | Popgruevo | Profesor Zlatarski | Surnets | Tervel | Voynikovo | Zurnevo
See also[]
- Oblasts of Bulgaria
- Obshtinas of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Dobrich Oblast
References[]
- ^ a b c d (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ a b c d (English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ a b c „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
- ^ (Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
External links[]
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