Razgrad Province


Razgrad Province is a province in Northeastern Bulgaria, geographically part of the Ludogorie region. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the town of Razgrad. As of December 2009, the Province has a total population of 132,740 inhabitants on a territory of that is divided into 7 municipalities.

Municipalities

The Razgrad province contains seven municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village, and the population of each as of 2009.
MunicipalityCyrillicPop.Town/VillagePop.
Isperih:bg:Община Исперих|Исперих22,916Isperih9,017
Kubrat:bg:Община Кубрат|Кубрат20,198Kubrat8,118
Loznitsa:bg:Община Лозница|Лозница9,732Loznitsa2,409
Razgrad:bg:Община Разград|Разград54,720Razgrad34,592
Samuil:bg:Община Самуил|Самуил7,522Samuil1,543
Tsar Kaloyan:bg:Община Цар Калоян|Цар Калоян6,314Tsar Kaloyan3,856
Zavet:bg:Община Завет|Завет11,338Zavet3,371

Population

The Razgrad province had a population of 152,417 according to a 2001 census, of which were male and were female.
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II. Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and the numbers in the table reflect this separation:

Ethnic groups

The population of Razgrad Province is ethnically mixed, with a slight Turkish majority.
According to the 2001 census, the main ethnic group are the Bulgarians, the Turks and the Roma.
Total population : 125 190
Ethnic groups :
Identified themselves: 114 475 persons:
A further 10 000 persons in Razgrad Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: