Plovdiv Province
| Plovdiv Province Област Пловдив |
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| — Province — | |
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| Kintra | Bulgarie |
| Caipital | Plovdiv |
| Municipalities | 18 |
| Govrenment | |
| - Gorernor | Ivan Totev |
| Aurie[1] | |
| - Tot | 5,972.9 km2 (2,306.1 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (February 2011)[2] | |
| - Tot | 671,918 |
| - Densitie | 112.5/km2 (Expression error: Unexpected < operator./sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | PB |
| Wabsteid | pd.government.bg |
Plovdiv Province (Template:Lang-bg - Oblast Plovdiv, umwhile name Plovdiv okrug) is a province in central soothren Bulgarie. It comprises 18 municipalities (общини, obshtini, sing. общинa, obshtina) on a territory o 5,972.9 km²[1] wi a total population, as o December 2009, of 701,684 inhabitants.[2][3][4] The province is namit efter its admeenistrative an industrial centre - the ceety o Plovdiv.
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[edit] Geography
It includes pairts o the Upper Thracie Plain, the Rhodopes, Sredna Gora, the Sub-Balkan valleys an Stara Planina, includin its heichest peak Botev (2, 376m). The main rivers in the province are Maritsa, Stryama, Pyasachnik. There are numerous dams, the maist important o which is Pyasachnik. Mineral springs are abundant, there are several major spa resorts- Hisarya, Narechen, Banya an minor spas at Klisura, Asenovgrad, Kuklen, Rosino, Krasnovo, Stoletovo an ithers. There are mony natural landmarks, especially in the Central Balkan National Park, includin the spectacular watterfaw Raysko Praskalo, the heichest in the Balkans.
[edit] Municipalities
The Plovdiv province (Област, oblast) contains 18 municipalities[5] (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). The follaein table shows the names o each municipality in Inglis an Cyrillic, the main toun or veelage (touns are shown in bauld), an the population o each as o December 2009.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[2][3][4] | Toun/Veelage | Pop.[3][6][7][8][9] |
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| Asenovgrad | Асеновград | 65,222 | Asenovgrad | 51,499 |
| Brezovo | Брезово | 7,943 | Brezovo | 1,886 |
| Hisarya | Хисаря | 13,113 | Hisarya | 7,410 |
| Kaloyanovo | Калояново | 12,402 | Kaloyanovo | 2,417 |
| Karlovo | Карлово | 54,925 | Karlovo | 25,149 |
| Krichim | Кричим | 8,590 | Krichim | 8,590 |
| Kuklen | Куклен | 6,540 | Kuklen | 5,896 |
| Laki | Лъки | 3,387 | Laki | 2,491 |
| Maritsa (Plovdiv rural) | Марица | 31,447 | Plovdiv | see below |
| Perushtitsa | Перущица | 5,194 | Perushtitsa | 5,194 |
| Plovdiv (ceety) | Пловдив | 348,465 | Plovdiv | 348,465 |
| Parvomay | Първомай | 27,813 | Parvomay | 13,984 |
| Rakovski | Раковски | 26,683 | Rakovski | 15,265 |
| Rodopi (Plovdiv rural) | Родопи | 32,286 | Plovdiv | see above |
| Sadovo | Садово | 15,714 | Sadovo | 2,507 |
| Sopot | Сопот | 10,354 | Sopot | 9,299 |
| Stamboliyski | Стамболийски | 20,879 | Stamboliyski | 11,721 |
| Saedinenie | Съединение | 11,193 | Saedinenie | 6,050 |
[edit] Touns
The province's caipital is the ceety o lovdiv, ither touns include Karlovo, Sopot, Klisura, Kalofer, Hisarya, Saedinenie, Rakovski, Brezovo, Stamboliyski, Krichim, Perushtitsa, Sadovo, Parvomay, Asenovgrad, Laki, Katunica, Yiagodovo.
[edit] Demography
The Plovdiv province haed a population o 715,904 (715,816 an aw given) accordin tae a 2001 census, o which 48.4% wur male an 51.6% wur female.[10] As o the end o 2009, the population o the province, annooncit bi the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 701,684[2] of which 24.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[11]
The follaein table represents the chynge o the population in the province efter Warld War II: Template:Table BG Province population
[edit] Releegion
Releegious adherence in the province accordin tae 2001 census:[12]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| releegious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 608,226 | 84.97% |
| Muslims | 62,595 | 8.74% |
| Roman Catholics | 23,122 | 3.23% |
| Protestants | 3,913 | 0.55% |
| Ither | 4,412 | 0.62% |
| Releegion no mentioned | 13,548 | 1.89% |
| total | 715,816 | 100% |
[edit] Economy
The economy of the province is of great importance. The agricultural production is intensive and efficient with high levels of irrigation. The major crops are fruit (apples, plums, pears, cherries), grapes, melons and watermelons, vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, carrots, cabbage, potatoes), wheat, rice, barley and others. Industry is very well developed: ferrous metallurgy near Plovdiv; thriving electronics industry in Plovdiv, Saedinenie, Voivodinovo, Radinovo and other villages in the area; agricultural machinery (tractors) in Karlovo, weapon and military plants in Sopot, Karlovo, Plovdiv; chemical industry in Plovdiv, Asenovgrad; food industry is developed almost everywhere, most notably in Plovdiv and Asenovgrad (wines). Tourism is a growing industry with the rich cultural heritage of the province and the numerous mineral springs which are of international importance.
[edit] See an aw
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Inglis) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (Inglis) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ Oblast Haskovo, official website
- ↑ (Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ (Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ↑ (Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ↑ Template:Bg icon Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ↑ (Inglis) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
- ↑ Template:Bg icon Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
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