Targovishte Province
Coordinates: 43°15′N 26°30′E / 43.250°N 26.500°E
Targovishte Province
Област Търговище | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Targovishte |
Municipalities | 5 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,558.5 km2 (987.8 sq mi) |
Population (February 2011)[2] | |
• Total | 120,818 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | T |
Website | tg.government.bg |
Targovishte Province (Bulgarian: Област Търговище, transliterated Oblast Tǎrgovište, former name Targovishte okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Targovishte. As of December 2009, it has a population of 129,675 inhabitants.[2][3][4]
Municipalities[]
The Targovishte Province contains 5 municipalities (singular: община, 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 | Area (km²) | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village | Pop.[3][5][6] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Targovishte | Търговище | 872 | 60,497 | Targovishte | 37,375 |
Popovo | Попово | 833 | 31,479 | Popovo | 15,548 |
Omurtag | Омуртаг | 401 | 24,256 | Omurtag | 8,725 |
Antonovo | Антоново | 472 | 6,507 | Antonovo | 1,453 |
Opaka | Опака | 156 | 6,936 | Opaka | 2,873 |
Population[]
The Targovishte province had a population of 137,689 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.[7] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 129,675[2] of which 24.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[8]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
Targovishte Province | |||||||||||
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Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 184,641 | 172,401 | 177,668 | 178,656 | 171,311 | 156,006 | 137,689 | 135,262 | 132,771 | 129,675 | 120,818 |
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[2] „Census 2001“,[3] „Census 2011“,[4] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? |
Ethnic groups[]
Total population (2011 census): 120 818[9]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[10] Identified themselves: 106 800 persons:
- Bulgarians: 58 371 (54,65%)
- Turks: 38 231 (35,80%)
- Romani: 7 767 (7,27%)
- Others and indefinable: 2 431 (2,28%)
A further 14 000 persons in Targovishte Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion[]
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[11]
Census 2001 | ||
---|---|---|
religious adherence | population | % |
Orthodox Christians | 75,236 | 54.64% |
Muslims | 58,838 | 42.73% |
Roman Catholics | 271 | 0.20% |
Protestants | 84 | 0.07% |
Other | 527 | 0.38% |
Religion not mentioned | 2,733 | 1.98% |
total | 137,689 | 100% |
Technical Infrastructure[]
The length of the road network is 1,171.3 km, 77.6 km of which are first class roads. There are two railway stations on the major railway line Sofia- Gorna Oryahovitsa - Varna.
Targovishte Airport is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from the city of Targovishte. However, it is not being used because of a lack of financial resources.
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). The names of localities are transliterated in Latin alphabet[12] followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic script (which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article).
Antonovo municipality[]
The Antonovo municipality has one town (in bold) and 56 villages:
- Antonovo (Антоново)
- (Банковец)
- (Богомолско)
- (Букак)
- (Великовци)
- (Вельово)
- (Глашатай)
- (Голямо Доляне)
- (Горна Златица)
- (Девино)
- (Длъжка поляна)
- (Добротица)
- (Долна Златица)
- (Дъбравица)
- (Изворово)
- (Капище)
- (Китино)
- Konop (Коноп)
- (Крайполе)
- (Крушолак)
- (Къпинец)
- (Кьосевци)
- (Любичево)
- (Малка Черковна)
- (Малоградец)
- (Манушевци)
- (Мечово)
- Milino (Милино)
- (Моравица)
- (Моравка)
- (Орач)
- (Пиринец)
- (Поройно)
- (Присойна)
- (Пчелно)
- (Равно село)
- (Разделци)
- (Свирчово)
- (Свободица)
- (Семерци)
- (Слънчовец)
- (Стара речка)
- (Старчище)
- Stevrek (Стеврек)
- (Стойново)
- (Стройновци)
- (Таймище)
- (Тиховец)
- (Трескавец)
- (Халваджийско)
- (Чеканци)
- (Черна вода)
- (Черни бряг)
- (Шишковица)
- (Язовец)
- (Яребично)
- (Ястребино)
Omurtag municipality[]
The Omurtag municipality has one town (in bold) and 41 villages:
- (Беломорци)
- (Българаново)
- Velikdenche (Великденче)
- (Величка)
- (Веренци)
- (Веселец)
- (Висок)
- (Врани кон)
- (Голямо Църквище)
- (Горна Хубавка)
- (Горно Козарево)
- (Горно Новково)
- (Горско село)
- (Долна Хубавка)
- (Долно Козарево)
- (Долно Новково)
- (Зелена морава)
- (Змейно)
- (Звездица)
- (Илийно)
- (Камбурово)
- (Кестеново)
- (Козма Презвитер)
- (Красноселци)
- (Могилец)
- (Обител)
- Omurtag (Омуртаг)
- (Панайот Хитово)
- (Паничино)
- (Петрино)
- (Плъстина)
- (Птичево)
- (Пъдарино)
- (Първан)
- (Росица)
- (Рътлина)
- (Станец)
- (Тъпчилещово)
- (Царевци)
- (Церовище)
- (Чернокапци)
Opaka municipality[]
The Opaka municipality has one town (in bold) and 5 villages:
- (Голямо Градище)
- Gorsko Ablanovo (Горско Абланово)
- (Гърчиново)
- (Крепча)
- (Люблен)
- Opaka (Опака)
Popovo municipality[]
The Popovo municipality has one town (in bold) and 34 villages:
- (Априлово)
- (Баба Тонка)
- (Берковски)
- (Бракница)
- (Водица)
- (Гагово)
- (Глогинка)
- (Горица)
- (Долец)
- (Долна Кабда)
- (Дриново)
- (Еленово)
- (Заветно)
- (Зараево)
- (Захари Стояново)
- (Звезда)
- (Иванча)
- Kardam (Кардам)
- (Ковачевец)
- Kozitsa (Козица)
- (Конак)
- (Ломци)
- (Манастирица)
- Marchino (Марчино)
- (Медовина)
- (Осиково)
- (Паламарца)
- (Помощица)
- Popovo (Попово)
- (Посабина)
- Sadina (Садина)
- Svetlen (Светлен)
- Slavyanovo (Славяново)
- (Тръстика)
- (Цар Асен)
Targovishte municipality[]
The Targovishte municipality has one town (in bold) and 51 villages:
- (Александрово)
- (Алваново)
- (Баячево)
- Bistra (Бистра)
- (Божурка)
- (Братово)
- Buhovtsi (Буховци)
- (Буйново)
- (Черковна)
- (Дългач)
- (Давидово)
- (Драгановец)
- (Дралфа)
- (Голямо Соколово)
- (Голямо Ново)
- (Горна Кабда)
- (Копрец)
- (Кошничари)
- (Кралево)
- (Кръшно)
- (Лиляк)
- (Ловец)
- (Макариополско)
- Makovo (Маково)
- (Миладиновци)
- (Мировец)
- (Момино)
- (Надарево)
- (Осен)
- (Острец)
- (Овчарово)
- (Пайдушко)
- (Певец)
- (Подгорица)
- (Преселец)
- (Пресиян)
- (Пресяк)
- (Пробуда)
- Prolaz (Пролаз)
- (Ралица)
- Razboyna (Разбойна)
- (Росина)
- (Руец)
- (Съединение)
- (Стража)
- Targovishte (Търговище)
- (Търновца)
- (Цветница)
- (Твърдинци)
- Vardun (Вардун)
- (Васил Левски)
- (Здравец)
See also[]
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- List of villages in Targovishte Province
References[]
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ Jump up to: a b c „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
- ^ Geonames Search Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - reference for location names
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External links[]
- Targovishte Province
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Turkish communities outside Turkey