Coordinates: 43°0′N 24°30′E / 43°N 24.5°E / 43; 24.5
Lovech Province
Oblast Lovech
Oбласт Ловеч
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| Capital |
Lovech |
| Area |
4,128 km² |
| Population |
169,951 (2001)[1]
163,806 (2009 est.)[2] |
| Population density |
41.2/km² (2001)
39.7/km² (2009 est.) |
| Municipalities |
8 |
Time zone
- Summer (DST) |
EET (UTC+2)
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Municipalities in Lovech province
Lovech's ruined fortress.
The Glozhene Monastery near Teteven.
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Lovech Province (Bulgarian: Област Ловеч, transliterated Oblast Lovech) is one of the 28 provinces of Bulgaria. Its main city is Lovech.
Municipalities
The Lovech province (област, oblast) contains eight municipalities (singular: oбщина, 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 as of 2009.
| Municipality |
Cyrillic |
Pop.[2] |
Town/Village |
Pop.[2] |
| Apriltsi |
Априлци |
3,392 |
Apriltsi |
3,116 |
| Letnitsa |
Летница |
5,498 |
Letnitsa |
4,382 |
| Lovech |
Ловеч |
60,426 |
Lovech |
48,151 |
| Lukovit |
Луковит |
20,612 |
Lukovit |
10,761 |
| Teteven |
Тетевен |
23,856 |
Teteven |
11,841 |
| Troyan |
Троян |
36,535 |
Troyan |
25,965 |
| Ugarchin |
Угърчин |
7,025 |
Ugarchin |
2,948 |
| Yablanitsa |
Ябланица |
6,462 |
Yablanitsa |
3,073 |
Demographics
The Lovech province had a population of 169,951 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female.[1]
Religion
In the 2001 census, 158,660 people identified one of the following as their religion (with percentage of total population): 146,778 Eastern Orthodox (86.4%), 10,501 Muslim (6.2%), 879 Protestant (0.5%), 366 Catholic (0.2%), and 136 other (0.1%).[3]
Language
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%).[4]
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):[5]
References
- ^ a b (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ a b c (Bulgarian) Population Chart, 15.03.2009 from Bulgarian Directorate General: Civil Registration and Administrative Services
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Region and Religion from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: 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
Lovech Province 
