Silistra Province

43°55′N 27°10′E / 43.917°N 27.167°E / 43.917; 27.167

Silistra Province
Област Силистра
Province
Church in Iskra
Church in Iskra
Flag of Silistra Province
Flag
Coat of arms of Silistra Province
Coat of arms
Location of in Bulgaria
Location of in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalSilistra
Municipalities7
Area
[1]
 • Total2,846.3 km2 (1,099.0 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2022)[2][3][4]
 • Total95,614
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License plateCC
Websitess.government.bg

Silistra 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 seven municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659.[2][3][4] The province is part of Southern Dobrudja, which was part of Romania until 1940.

Silistra Province 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 municipalities are Alfatar, Dulovo, Glavinitsa, Kaynardzha, Sitovo, and Tutrakan.

Municipalities

The Silistra Province contains seven municipalities (Bulgarian: община, romanized: obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). 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 as of December 2009.

Municipality Cyrillic Pop.[2][3][4] Town/Village Pop.[3][5][6]
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

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1946152,287—    
1956163,572+7.4%
1965170,442+4.2%
1975175,754+3.1%
1985174,122−0.9%
1992161,063−7.5%
2001142,000−11.8%
2011119,474−15.9%
202197,770−18.2%
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[7]

The Silistra province had a population of 142,000 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.[8]

As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 127,659[2] of which 25.6% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[9]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Silistra Province (2011 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Bulgarians
 
 57.4%
Turks
 
 36.1%
Romani
 
 5.1%
others and indefinable
 
 1.4%

Total population (2011 census): 119 474[10]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[11] Identified themselves: 111,590 persons:

  • Bulgarians: 64,050 (57.40%)
  • Turks: 40,272 (36.09%)
  • Romani: 5,697 (5.11%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1,571 (1.41%)

Religion

Religions in Silistra Province (2001 census)
Religious group Percentage
Orthodox Christian
 
 59.1%
Muslim
 
 38.2%
Protestant Christian
 
 0.2%
Roman Catholic Christian
 
 0.1%
others and indefinable
 
 2.4%

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[12]

Census 2001
religious adherence population %
Orthodox Christians 83,969 59.13%
Muslims 54,174 38.15%
Protestants 303 0.21%
Roman Catholics 196 0.14%
Other 553 0.39%
Religion not mentioned 2,805 1.98%
total 142,000 100%

See also

References

  1. ^ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
  3. ^ a b c d (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
  4. ^ a b c „pop-stat.mashke.org“
  5. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
  6. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
  7. ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria". 2024-04-03.
  8. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
  9. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
  11. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
  12. ^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001