Haskovo Province
Province in southern Bulgaria
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Haskovo
Област Хасково | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Haskovo in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Haskovo |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Stanislav Dechev |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,533.29 km2 (2,136.42 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 207,439 |
| • Density | 37.4893/km2 (97.0968/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | X |
| Website | hs.government.bg |
Haskovo Province (Bulgarian: Област Хасково, romanized: Oblast Haskovo; former name Haskovo okrug) is a 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 5,533.3 km2 (2,136.4 sq mi)[1] that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009[update], of 256,408 inhabitants.[2][3][4]
Municipalities
The Haskovo province (Област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities[5] (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 December 2009[update].
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][6][7][8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrovgrad | Димитровград | 56,882 | Dimitrovgrad | 39,510 |
| Harmanli | Харманли | 25,711 | Harmanli | 18,557 |
| Haskovo | Хасково | 96,499 | Haskovo | 77,050 |
| Ivaylovgrad | Ивайловград | 6,761 | Ivaylovgrad | 3,756 |
| Lyubimets | Любимец | 10,400 | Lyubimets | 7,670 |
| Madzharovo | Маджарово | 1,800 | Madzharovo | 590 |
| Mineralni Bani | Минерални бани | 6,542 | Mineralni Bani | 1,303 |
| Simeonovgrad | Симеоновград | 9,371 | Simeonovgrad | 7,049 |
| Stambolovo | Стамболово | 6,122 | Stambolovo | 609 |
| Svilengrad | Свиленград | 24,142 | Svilengrad | 18,132 |
| Topolovgrad | Тополовград | 12,178 | Topolovgrad | 5,730 |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 235,248 | — |
| 1956 | 272,100 | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 287,996 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 330,132 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 334,584 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 306,058 | −8.5% |
| 2001 | 277,478 | −9.3% |
| 2011 | 246,238 | −11.3% |
| 2021 | 211,565 | −14.1% |
| Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[10] | ||
The Haskovo had a population of 277,483 (277,478 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.[11]
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 256,408[3] of which 25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[12]
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 246,238[13]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[14]
Identified themselves: 227,382 persons:
- Bulgarians: 180,541 (79.40%)
- Turks: 28,444 (12.50%)
- 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:[15]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| religious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 227,593 | 82.03% |
| Muslims | 33,780 | 12.17% |
| Protestants | 1,846 | 0.67% |
| Roman Catholics | 426 | 0.15% |
| Other | 1,833 | 0.66% |
| Religion not mentioned | 12,000 | 4.32% |
| total | 277,478 | 100% |