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Silistra Oblast
Област Силистра
Oblast (Province)
Art Galery building of Silistra
Location of Silistra Oblast in Bulgaria
Location of Silistra Oblast in Bulgaria
Country Bulgaria
Oblast Capital Silistra
Obshtinas (Communes) Alfatar, Glavinitsa, Dulovo, Kaynardzha, Silistra, Sitovo, Tutrakan
Area
 • Total
2,846.3 km2 (1,099.0 sq mi)


Silistra Oblast (Province) (Bulgarian: Област Силистра, transliterated Oblast Silistra, former name Silistra okrug) is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into 7 obshtinas (communes) with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659 inhabitants.[1][2][3]

Silistra Oblast is a traditionally agricultural province, mainly because of its fertile soil. The province is known for its pelicans and apricot brandy.

Besides the administrative centre, other obshtinas are Alfatar, Dulovo, Glavinitsa, Kaynardzha, Sitovo, and Tutrakan.

Municipalities[]

Blank Map Silistra Province

Capital city marker
Silistra


Tutrakan


Dulovo


Alfatar


Glavinitsa


Kaynardzha


Sitovo


Obshtinas of Silistra Oblast with their administrative centres



Silistra Oblast contains 7 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 (Commune) Cyrillic Pop.[1][2][3] Town/Village Pop.[4][2][5]
Alfatar Алфатар 3,324 Alfatar 1,714
Glavinitsa Главиница 12,610 Glavinitsa 1,928
Dulovo Дулово 28,860 Dulovo 6,621
Kaynardzha Кайнарджа 5,250 Kaynardzha 783
Silistra Силистра 54,885 Silistra 37,837
Sitovo Ситово 5,810 Sitovo 847
Tutrakan Тутракан 16,920 Tutrakan 9,476

Demography[]

Silistra Oblast had a population of 142,000 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.[6] As of the end of 2009, the population of the oblast, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 127,659[1] of which 25.6% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[7]


The following table represents the change of the population in the oblast after World War II:

Silistra Oblast
Year 1946 1956 1965 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011
Population 152,287 163,572 170,442 175,754 174,122 161,063 142,000 134,897 131,798 127,659 117,576
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1] „Census 2001“,[2] „Census 2011“,[3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,??

Religion[]

Religious adherence in the oblast according to 2001 census:[8]

Census 2001
religious adherence population %
Orthodox Christians 83,969 59.13%
Muslims 54,174 38.15%
Roman Catholics 196 0.14%
Protestants 303 0.21%
Other 553 0.39%
Religion not mentioned 2,805 1.98%
total 142,000 100%

See also[]

References[]


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