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 had a total population of 132,740, on a territory of that is divided into seven 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.
IsperihИсперих22,916Isperih9,017
KubratКубрат20,198Kubrat8,118
LoznitsaЛозница9,732Loznitsa2,409
RazgradРазград54,720Razgrad34,592
SamuilСамуил7,522Samuil1,543
Tsar KaloyanЦар Калоян6,314Tsar Kaloyan3,856
ZavetЗавет11,338Zavet3,371

Demographics

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.
Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and population changes 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 people:
  • Turks: 57,261
  • Bulgarians: 49,229
  • Romani: 5,719
  • Others and indefinable: 2,266
A further 10,000 people in Razgrad Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: