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Dobrich Province
Province in northeastern Bulgaria
Province in northeastern Bulgaria
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dobrich Province |
| native_name | Област Добрич |
| native_name_lang | bul |
| settlement_type | Province |
| image_skyline | Cape Shabla Lighthouse 3.jpg |
| image_caption | Cape Shabia Lighthouse |
| image_flag | Flag of Dobrich.svg |
| image_shield | Coat_of_arms_of_Dobrich.svg |
| image_map | Dobrich in Bulgaria.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Dobrich Province in Bulgaria |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bulgaria |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Dobrich |
| parts_type | Municipalities |
| parts_style | para |
| p1 | 8 |
| leader_title | Governor |
| leader_name | Zhelyazko Zhelyazkov |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 4,719.71 |
| elevation_m | 172 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 147,208 |
| population_as_of | December 2022 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | EET |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| timezone1_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +3 |
| blank_name_sec1 | License plate |
| blank_info_sec1 | TX |
| website |
Dobrich Province (, Oblast Dobrich, former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is bounded on the east by the Black Sea, on the south by Varna Province, on the west by Shumen and Silistra provinces, and on the north by Romania. It is divided into eight municipalities. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 186,016. The province was part of Romania between 1913 and 1940.
Municipalities
The Dobrich province (област, oblast) contains eight municipalities (singular: - plural: общини, bg). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each in December 2009.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop. | Town/Village | en}} Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balchik | Балчик | 21,832 | Balchik | 12,196 |
| Dobrich (city) | Добрич-Град | 92,672 | Dobrich | 92,672 |
| Dobrichka (rural) | Добричка | 24,292 | Dobrich | (above) |
| General Toshevo | Генерал Тошево | 16,714 | General Toshevo | 7,130 |
| Kavarna | Каварна | 15,861 | Kavarna | 11,397 |
| Krushari | Крушари | 5,296 | Krushari | 1,619 |
| Shabla | Шабла | 5,580 | Shabla | 3,586 |
| Tervel | Тервел | 17,458 | Tervel | 6,667 |
Demographics
The Dobrich province had a population of 215,232 (215,217 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which were male and were female. At the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 199,705 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 189 677
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 173 899 persons:
- Bulgarians: 131 114 (75.40%)
- Turks: 23 484 (13.50%)
- Romani: 15 323 (8.81%)
- Others and indefinable: 3 978 (2.29%)
A further 15,000 persons in Dobrich Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:
| Census 2001 | religious adherence | population | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodox Christians | 163,091 | 75.78% | |
| Muslims | 44,277 | 20.57% | |
| Roman Catholics | 322 | 0.15% | |
| Protestants | 241 | 0.11% | |
| Other | 835 | 0.39% | |
| Religion not mentioned | 6,451 | 3.00% | |
| total | 215,217 | 100% |
Towns and villages
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo).
Balchik municipality
Albena | Balchik | Bezvoditsa | Bobovets | Bryastovo | Dabrava | Dropla | Gurkovo | Hrabrovo | Karvuna | Kranevo | Kremena | Lyahovo | Obrochishte | Prespa | Rogachevo | Senokos | Sokolovo | Strajitsa | Trigortsi | Tsarichino | Tsarkva | Tuzlata | Zmeevo
Dobrich municipality (city)
Dobrich
Dobrichka municipality (rural)
Altsek | Batovo | Bdintsi | Benkovski | Bogdan | Bojurovo | Branishte | Cherna | Debrene | Dobrevo | Dolina | Donchevo | Draganovo | Dryanovets | Enevo | Feldfebel Denkovo | General Kolevo | Geshanovo | Hitovo | Jitnitsa | Kamen | Kamen Bryag | Karapelit | Kotlentsi | Kozloduytsi | Kragulevo | Lomnitsa | Lovchantsi | Lyaskovo | Malka Smolnitsa | Medovo | Metodievo | Miladinovtsi | Novo Botevo | Odrintsi | Odurtsi | Opanets | Orlova mogila | Ovcharovo | Paskalevo | Pchelino | Pchelnik | Plachi Dol | Pobeda | Podslon | Polkovnik Ivanovo | Polkovnik Minkovo | Polkovnik Sveshtarovo | Popgrigorovo | Prilep | Primortsi | Rosenovo | Samuilovo | Slaveevo | Sliventsi | Smolnitsa | Sokolnik | Stefan Karadja | Stefanovo | Stojer | Svoboda | Tsarevets | Tyanevo | Vedrina | Vladimirovo | Vodnyantsi | Vrachantsi | Vratarite | Zlatia
General Toshevo municipality
Aleksandar Stamboliyski | Balkantsi | Bejanovo | Chernookovo | Dabovik | General Toshevo | Goritsa | Gradini | Izvorovo | Jiten | Kalina | Kapinovo | Kardam | Konare | Kraishte | Krasen | Loznitsa | Lyulyakovo | Malina | Ograjden | Pchelarovo | Petleshkovo | Pisarovo | Plenimir | Preselentsi | Prisad | Ravnets | Rogozina | Rosen | Rositsa | Sarnino | Sirakovo | Snop | Snyagovo | Spasovo | Sredina | Uzovo | Vasilevo | Velikovo | Vichovo | Yovkovo | Zograf
Kavarna municipality
Belgun | Bilo | Bozhurets | Balgarevo | Chelopechene | Hadzhi Dimitar | Irechek | Kamen Bryag | Kavarna | Krupen | Mogilishte | Neykovo | Poruchik Chunchevo | Rakovski | Seltse | Septemvriytsi | Sveti Nikola | Topola | Travnik | Vidno | Vranino
Krushari municipality
Abrit | Aleksandria | Bistrets | Dobrin | Efreytor Bakalovo | Gaber | Kapitan Dimitrovo | Koriten | Krushari | Lozenets | Ognyanovo | Polkovnik Dyakovo | Poruchik Kurdjievo | Severnyak | Severtsi | Telerig | Zagortsi | Zementsi | Zimnitsa
Shabla municipality
Bojanovo | Chernomortsi | Durankulak | Ezerets | Gorichane | Gorun | Granichar | Krapets | Prolez | Shabla | Smin | Staevtsi | Tvarditsa | Tyulenovo | Vaklino | Zahari Stoyanovo
Tervel municipality
Angelariy | Balik | Bezmer | Bojan | Bonevo | Brestnitsa | Chestimensko | Glavantsi | Gradnitsa | Guslar | Kableshkovo | Kladentsi | Kochmar | Kolartsi | Mali izvor | Nova Kamena | Onogur | Orlyak | Polkovnik Savovo | Popgruevo | Profesor Zlatarski | Surnets | Tervel | Voynikovo | Zarnevo | Zheglartsi
References
References
- {{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. link. (January 13, 2011)
- {{in lang. link. (November 13, 2010)
- {{in lang. en [http://www.citypopulation.de/Bulgaria-Cities.html „WorldCityPopulation“]
- [http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]
- {{in lang. link. (November 13, 2010)
- [http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-cities.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]
- (2024-04-03). "Divisions of Bulgaria".
- {{in lang. bg [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/PopObl.htm Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-03-22 from [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/nav.htm Bulgarian ''National Statistical Institute'': Census 2001] {{Webarchive). link. (2017-11-10)
- {{in lang. link. (2010-11-13)
- [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] {{webarchive. link. (2013-05-21 {{in lang). bg
- {{in lang. bg [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Religion.htm Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-09-07)
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