| Lovech Oblast Oбласт Ловеч |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Oblast capital | Lovech |
| Obshtinas (Communes) | Apriltsi, Letnitsa, Lovech, Lukovit, Teteven, Troyan, Ugarchin, Yablanitsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,128 km2 (1,594 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 139,896 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | OB |
Lovech Oblast(province) (Bulgarian: Област Ловеч, transliterated Oblast Lovech, former name Lovech okrug) is one of the 28 provinces of Bulgaria, lying at the northern centre of the country. It is named after its main city - Lovech. As of December 2009, the population of the area is 151,153.[1][2][3]
Obshtinas[]
Lovech Oblast (област, oblast) contains eight Obshtinas (communes) (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each Obshtina in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (in bold), and the population as of December 2009.
| Obshtina (Commune) | Cyrillic | Pop.[1][2][3] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][2][5] |
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| Apriltsi | Априлци | 3,554 | Apriltsi | 3,207 |
| Letnitsa | Летница | 5,101 | Letnitsa | 3,739 |
| Lovech | Ловеч | 53,578 | Lovech | 38,579 |
| Lukovit | Луковит | 19,469 | Lukovit | 9,630 |
| Teteven | Тетевен | 22,016 | Teteven | 10,613 |
| Troyan | Троян | 33,827 | Troyan | 21,997 |
| Ugarchin | Угърчин | 7,181 | Ugarchin | 2,832 |
| Yablanitsa | Ябланица | 6,427 | Yablanitsa | 2,896 |
Demographics[]
Lovech Oblast had a population of 169,951 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female.[6] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 151,153[1] of which 29.4% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[7]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
| Lovech Oblast | |||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 217,203 | 214,213 | 217,342 | 216,844 | 202,968 | 190,262 | 169,951 | 160,202 | 156,437 | 151,153 | 139,896 |
| Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1] „Census 2001“,[2] „Census 2011“,[3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? | |||||||||||
Religion[]
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[8]
| Census 2001 | ||
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| religious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 146,778 | 86.36% |
| Muslims | 10,501 | 6.18% |
| Roman Catholics | 366 | 0.22% |
| Protestants | 879 | 0.52% |
| Other | 688 | 0.40% |
| Religion not mentioned | 10,739 | 6.32% |
| total | 169,951 | 100% |
Language[]
The Glozhene Monastery near Teteven.
In the 2001 census, 168,307 people identified one of the following as their mother tongue (with percentage of total population): 154,157 Bulgarian (90.7%), 6,994 Turkish (4.1%), 6,033 Roma (Gypsy) (3.5%), and 1,123 other (0.7%).[9]
Ethnic groups[]
In the 2001 census, 167,877 people from Lovech province identified themselves as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups (with percentage of total population):[10]
| Ethnic group | Population | Percentage |
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| Bulgarian | 152,194 | 89.552% |
| Turkish | 8,476 | 4.987% |
| Gypsies | 6,316 | 3.716% |
| Russian | 269 | 0.158% |
| Armenian | 12 | 0.007% |
| Vlachs | 458 | 0.269% |
| Macedonian | 7 | 0.004% |
| Greek | 21 | 0.012% |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.017% |
| Jewish | 1 | 0.001% |
| Romanian | 3 | 0.002% |
| Other | 91 | 0.054% |
References[]
- ^ a b c d (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ a b c d (English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ a b c „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
- ^ (Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Mother Tongue from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
See also[]
- Oblasts of Bulgaria
- Obshtinas of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Lovech Oblast
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