Haskovo Province

{{Short description|Province in southern Bulgaria}} {{coord|41|50|N|25|55|E|region:BG|display=title}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Haskovo | native_name = Област Хасково | native_name_lang = bul | settlement_type = [[Provinces of Bulgaria|Province]] | image_skyline = Dolno Cherkovishte rock niches-Скални ниши при село Долно Черковище.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = [[Dolno Cherkovishte|Kovan Kaya Rock]] | image_flag = Flag of Haskovo.gif | image_seal = | image_map = Haskovo in Bulgaria.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Haskovo in Bulgaria | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Bulgaria]] | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Haskovo]] | parts_type = [[Municipalities of Bulgaria|Municipalities]] | parts_style = para | p1 = 11 | leader_party = | leader_title = Governor | leader_name = Stanislav Dechev | area_footnotes = <ref name="phare"/> | area_total_km2 = 5,533.29 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="pop-stat-divisions"/> | population_total = 207,439 | population_as_of = December 2022 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | blank_name_sec1 = [[Vehicle registration plates of Bulgaria|License plate]] | blank_info_sec1 = X | website = [http://www.hs.government.bg/ hs.government.bg] | footnotes = }}

'''Haskovo Province''' ({{langx|bg|Област Хасково|Oblast Haskovo}}; former name ''Haskovo [[okrug]]'') is a [[provinces of Bulgaria|province]] in southern [[Bulgaria]], neighbouring [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]] to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river [[Maritsa]]. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the city of [[Haskovo]]. The province has a territory of {{cvt|5,533.3|km2}}<ref name="phare">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113004950/http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf |date=2011-01-13 }}</ref> that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, {{as of|2009|December|lc=y}}, of 256,408 inhabitants.<ref name="pop-stat-divisions">[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]</ref><ref name="divisions">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165626/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont |date=2010-11-13 }}</ref><ref name="population">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.citypopulation.de/Bulgaria-Cities.html „WorldCityPopulation“]</ref>

==Municipalities== [[Image:Haskovo Oblast map.png|thumb|260px|Municipalities of Haskovo province]] The Haskovo province (Област, ''oblast'') contains 11 municipalities<ref>[http://www.hs.government.bg/hs/index.html Oblast Haskovo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605022021/http://www.hs.government.bg/hs/index.html |date=2009-06-05 }}, official website</ref> (singular: община, ''obshtina'' - plural: Общини, ''obshtini''). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and [[Cyrillic]], the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each {{as of|2009|December|lc=y}}.

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Municipality ! Cyrillic ! Pop.<ref name="pop-stat-divisions"/><ref name="divisions"/><ref name="population"/> ! Town/Village ! Pop.<ref name="population"/><ref name="statistika">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165731/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont |date=2010-11-13 }}</ref><ref name="pop-stat">[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-cities.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]</ref><ref name="villages under 1000">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/nrnm/index.php?ezik=en&f=8&s=1&date=29.12.2010&e=1&s1=4&c1=2&a1=1000&c=0 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009]</ref><ref name="Settlements 1000-5000">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/nrnm/index.php?ezik=en&f=8&s=1&date=29.12.2010&e=1&s1=4&c1=3&a1=1000&c=1&s2=4&c2=2&a2=5000 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009]</ref> |- | [[Dimitrovgrad Municipality, Bulgaria|Dimitrovgrad]] | [[:bg:Община Димитровград|Димитровград]] | align="right" | 56,882 | '''[[Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria|Dimitrovgrad]]''' | align="right" | 39,510 |- | [[Harmanli Municipality|Harmanli]] | [[:bg:Община Харманли|Харманли]] | align="right" | 25,711 | '''[[Harmanli]]''' | align="right" | 18,557 |- | [[Haskovo Municipality|Haskovo]] | [[:bg:Община Хасково|Хасково]] | align="right" | 96,499 | '''[[Haskovo]]''' | align="right" | 77,050 |- | [[Ivaylovgrad Municipality|Ivaylovgrad]] | [[:bg:Община Ивайловград|Ивайловград]] | align="right" | 6,761 | '''[[Ivaylovgrad]]''' | align="right" | 3,756 |- | [[Lyubimets Municipality|Lyubimets]] | [[:bg:Община Любимец|Любимец]] | align="right" | 10,400 | '''[[Lyubimets]]''' | align="right" | 7,670 |- | [[Madzharovo Municipality|Madzharovo]] | [[:bg:Община Маджарово|Маджарово]] | align="right" | 1,800 | '''[[Madzharovo]]''' | align="right" | 590 |- | [[Mineralni Bani Municipality|Mineralni Bani]] | [[:bg:Община Минерални бани|Минерални бани]] | align="right" | 6,542 | [[Mineralni Bani]] | align="right" | 1,303 |- | [[Simeonovgrad Municipality|Simeonovgrad]] | [[:bg:Община Симеоновград|Симеоновград]] | align="right" | 9,371 | '''[[Simeonovgrad]]''' | align="right" | 7,049 |- | [[Stambolovo Municipality|Stambolovo]] | [[:bg:Община Стамболово|Стамболово]] | align="right" | 6,122 | [[Stambolovo, Haskovo Province|Stambolovo]] | align="right" | 609 |- | [[Svilengrad Municipality|Svilengrad]] | [[:bg:Община Свиленград|Свиленград]] | align="right" | 24,142 | '''[[Svilengrad]]''' | align="right" | 18,132 |- | [[Topolovgrad Municipality|Topolovgrad]] | [[:bg:Община Тополовград|Тополовград]] | align="right" | 12,178 | '''[[Topolovgrad]]''' | align="right" | 5,730 |}

==Demographics== {{historical populations|1946|235248|1956|272100|1965|287996|1975|330132|1985|334584|1992|306058|2001|277478|2011|246238|2021|211565|align=right|cols=1|source=pop-stat.mashke.org<ref>{{cite web |title=Divisions of Bulgaria|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm|date=2024-04-03}}</ref>}}The Haskovo had a [[Population (human biology)|population]] of 277,483 (277,478 also given) according to a 2001 [[census]], of which {{pct|135583|277483|1}} were [[male]] and {{pct|141895|277483|1}} were [[female]].<ref name="NSI Census 2001">{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/PopObl.htm Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322134729/http://www.nsi.bg/Census/PopObl.htm |date=2019-03-22 }} from [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/nav.htm Bulgarian ''National Statistical Institute'': Census 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110031802/http://www.nsi.bg/Census/nav.htm |date=2017-11-10 }}</ref> As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 256,408<ref name="divisions" /> of which {{pct|66239|256408|1}} are inhabitants aged over 60 years.<ref name="NSI age">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1587#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513121908/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1587 |date=2012-05-13 }}</ref>

===Ethnic groups=== {{bar box | title=Ethnic groups in Haskovo Province (2011 census) | titlebar=#ddd | left1=Ethnic group | right1=Percentage | float=right | bars= {{bar percent|Bulgarians|#00966E|79.4}} {{bar percent|[[Turks in Bulgaria|Turks]]|red|12.5}} {{bar percent|[[Romani people in Bulgaria|Romani]]|brown|7.0}} {{bar percent|others and indefinable|purple|1.1}} }} Total population (2011 census): 246,238<ref>{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908134107/http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls |date=2013-09-08 }}</ref> Ethnic groups (2011 census):<ref>[http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute] {{in lang|bg}}</ref> Identified themselves: 227,382 persons: *Bulgarians: 180,541 (79.40%) *[[Turks in Bulgaria|Turks]]: 28,444 (12.50%) *[[Romani people in Bulgaria|Romani]]: 15,889 (6.99%) *Others and indefinable: 2,508 (1.10%) A further 20,000 persons in Haskovo Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

===Religion=== Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:<ref>{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Religion.htm Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907235917/http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Religion.htm |date=2010-09-07 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=3| Census 2001 |- ! religious adherence ! population ! % |- | [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]] | align="center" | 227,593 | align="center" |82.03% |- | [[Muslim]]s | align="center" | 33,780 | align="center" |12.17% |- | [[Protestantism|Protestants]] | align="center" | 1,846 | align="center" |0.67% |- | [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]] | align="center" | 426 | align="center" |0.15% |- | Other | align="center" | 1,833 | align="center" |0.66% |- | Religion not mentioned | align="center" | 12,000 | align="center" |4.32% |- | '''total''' | align="center" | '''277,478''' | align="center" |100% |}

==See also== *[[Provinces of Bulgaria]] *[[Municipalities of Bulgaria]] *[[List of cities and towns in Bulgaria]] *[[List of villages in Haskovo Province]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.hs.government.bg/ Official provincial website] * {{Official Facebook page|OblastHaskovo}}

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