Silistra Oblast
Област Силистра | |
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Oblast (Province) | |
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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[]
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] |
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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 | |||||||||||
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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 | ||
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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[]
- Oblasts of Bulgaria
- Obshtinas of Bulgaria
- List of villages in Silistra 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
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