Coordinates: 43°36′N 23°11′E / 43.6°N 23.183°E
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| Capital | Montana |
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| Area | 3,618 km2 (1,397 sq mi) |
| Population | 183,353 |
| Population density | 47.7 /km2 (124 /sq mi) |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| License plate province code | M |
| Time zone - Summer (DST) |
EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) |
| Governor | Ivaylo Petrov |
| Website | www.MontanaBG.org |
Montana Province (Bulgarian: Област Монтана, transliterated: Oblast Montana) is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia and Romania. The average density of the population is 47.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (124 /sq mi).
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Municipalities
The Montana province (Област, oblast) contains 11 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.[1] | Town/Village | Pop.[1] |
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| Berkovitsa | Берковица | 21,981 | Berkovitsa | 16,380 |
| Boychinovtsi | Бойчиновци | 10,031 | Boychinovtsi | 1,804 |
| Brusartsi | Брусарци | 5,566 | Brusartsi | 1,441 |
| Chiprovtsi | Чипровци | 4,360 | Chiprovtsi | 2,251 |
| Georgi Damyanovo | Георги Дамяново | 2,857 | Georgi Damyanovo | 477 |
| Lom | Лом | 34,403 | Lom | 28,546 |
| Medkovets | Медковец | 4,433 | Medkovets | 2,062 |
| Montana | Монтана | 63,462 | Montana | 53,663 |
| Valchedram | Вълчедръм | 10,880 | Valchedram | 4,148 |
| Varshets | Вършец | 9,110 | Varshets | 7,191 |
| Yakimovo | Якимово | 4,535 | Yakimovo | 1,736 |
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[2][3], followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet[1] (which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article).
Berkovitsa (Берковица)
The Berkovitsa municipality has one town (in bold) and 19 villages:
Balyuvitsa (Балювица) · Barzia (Бързия) · Berkovitsa (Берковица) · Bistrilitsa (Бистрилица) · Bokilovtsi (Бокиловци) · Borovtsi (Боровци) · Gaganitsa (Гаганица) · Komarevo (Комарево) · Kostentsi (Костенци) · Kotenovtsi (Котеновци) · Leskovets (Лесковец) · Mezdreya (Мездрея) · Parlichevo (Пърличево) · Pesochnitsa (Песочница) · Rashovitsa (Рашовица) · Slatina (Слатина) · Chereshovitsa (Черешовица) · Tsvetkova bara (Цветкова бара) · Yagodovo (Ягодово) · Zamfirovo (Замфирово)
Boychinovtsi (Бойчиновци)
The Boychinovtsi municipality has one town (in bold) and 12 villages:
Beli breg (Бели брег) · Beli brod (Бели брод) · Boychinovtsi (Бойчиновци) · Erden (Ерден) · Gromshin (Громшин) · Kobilyak (Кобиляк) · Lehchevo (Лехчево) · Madan (Мадан) · Marchevo (Мърчево) · Ohrid (Охрид) · Palilula (Палилула) · Portitovtsi (Портитовци) · Vladimirovo (Владимирово)
Brusartsi (Брусарци)
The Brusartsi municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:
Bukovets (Буковец) · Brusartsi (Брусарци) · Dabova mahala (Дъбова махала) · Dondukovo (Дондуково) · Kiselevo (Киселево) · Knyazheva mahala (Княжева махала) · Kriva bara (Крива бара) · Odorovtsi (Одоровци) · Smirnenski (Смирненски) · Vasilovtsi (Василовци)
Chiprovtsi (Чипровци)
The Chiprovtsi municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:
Belimel (Белимел) · Chelyustnitsa (Челюстница) · Chiprovtsi (Чипровци) · Gorna Kovachitsa (Горна Ковачица) · Gorna Luka (Горна Лука) · Martinovo (Мартиново) · Mitrovtsi (Митровци) · Prevala (Превала) · Ravna (Равна) · Zhelezna (Железна)
Georgi Damyanovo (Георги Дамяново)
The Georgi Damyanovo municipality has 13 villages:
Chemish (Чемиш) · Dalgi del (Дълги дел) · Diva Slatina (Дива Слатина) · Elovitsa (Еловица) · Gavril Genovo (Гаврил Геново) · Georgi Damyanovo (Георги Дамяново) · Glavanovtsi (Главановци) · Govezhda (Говежда) · Kamenna Riksa (Каменна Рикса) · Kopilovtsi (Копиловци) · Melyane (Меляне) · Pomezhdin (Помеждин) · Vidlitsa (Видлица)
Lom (Лом)
The Lom municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:
Dobri dol (Добри дол) · Dolno Linevo (Долно Линево) · Kovachitsa (Ковачица) · Lom (Лом) · Orsoya (Орсоя) · Slivata (Сливата) · Staliyska mahala (Сталийска махала) · Stanevo (Станево) · Traykovo (Трайково) · Zamfir (Замфир)
Medkovets (Медковец)
The Medkovets municipality has five villages:
Asparuhovo (Аспарухово) · Medkovets (Медковец) · Pishurka (Пишурка) · Rasovo (Расово) · Slivovik (Сливовик)
Montana (Монтана)
The Montana municipality has one town (in bold) and 23 villages:
Belotintsi (Белотинци) · Bezdenitsa (Безденица) · Blagovo (Благово) · Doktor Yosifovo (Доктор Йосифово) · Dolna Riksa (Долна Рикса) · Dolna Verenitsa (Долна Вереница) · Dolno Belotintsi (Долно Белотинци) · Gabrovnitsa (Габровница) · Gorna Verenitsa (Горна Вереница) · Gorno Tserovene (Горно Церовене) · Klisuritsa (Клисурица) · Krapchene (Крапчене) · Lipen (Липен) · Montana (Монтана) · Nikolovo (Николово) · Slavotin (Славотин) · Smolyanovtsi (Смоляновци) · Stubel (Стубел) · Studeno buche (Студено буче) · Sumer (Сумер) · Trifonovo (Трифоново) · Vinishte (Винище) · Virove (Вирове) · Voynitsi (Войници)
Valchedram (Вълчедръм)
The Valchedram municipality has one town (in bold) and ten villages:
Botevo (Ботево) · Buzovets (Бъзовец) · Cherni vrakh (Черни връх) · Dolni Tsibar (Долни Цибър) · Gorni Tsibar (Горни Цибър) · Ignatovo (Игнатово) · Mokresh (Мокреш) · Razgrad (Разград) · Septemvriytsi (Септемврийци) · Valchedram (Вълчедръм) · Zlatiya (Златия)
Varshets (Вършец)
The Varshets municipality has one town (in bold), eight villages and one monastery (which has official status as a locality[1]):
Cherkaski (Черкаски) · Dolna Bela rechka (Долна Бела речка) · Dolno Ozirovo (Долно Озирово) · Draganitsa (Драганица) · Klisurski Monastery (Клисурски манастир) · Gorna Bela rechka (Горна Бела речка) · Gorno Ozirovo (Горно Озирово) · Spanchevtsi (Спанчевци) · Stoyanovo (Стояново) · Varshets (Вършец)
Yakimovo (Якимово)
The Yakimovo municipality has four villages:
Dalgodeltsi (Дългоделци) · Dolno Tserovene (Долно Церовене) · Komoshtitsa (Комощица) · Yakimovo (Якимово)
Demographics
The Montana province had a population of 182,267 (also given as 182,258[4][5][6]) according to a 2001 census, of which 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.[7]
Religion
In the 2001 census, 172,358 people from Montana province identified one of the following as their religion (with percentage of total population): 168,171 Eastern Orthodox (92.3%), 3,680 Protestant (2%), 121 Catholic (0.1%), 283 Muslim (0.2%), and 103 other (0.1%).[4]
Language
In the 2001 census, 181,208 people from Montana province identified one of the following as their mother tongue (with percentage of total population): 160,494 Bulgarian (88.1%), 19,849 Roma (Gypsy) (10.9%), 220 Turkish (0.1%), and 645 other (0.4%).[5]
Ethnic groups
In the 2001 census, 181,175 people from Montana province identified themselves as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups (with percentage of total population):[6]
| Ethnic group | Population | Percentage |
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| Bulgarian | 157,507 | 86.42% |
| Turkish | 235 | 0.129% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 22,784 | 12.501% |
| Russian | 272 | 0.149% |
| Armenian | 19 | 0.01% |
| Wallachia | 19 | 0.01% |
| Macedonian | 16 | 0.009% |
| Greek | 24 | 0.013% |
| Ukrainian | 46 | 0.025% |
| Jewish | 3 | 0.002% |
| Romanian | - | 0.000% |
| Other | 250 | 0.137% |
References
- ^ a b c d (Bulgarian) Population Chart, 15.03.2009 from Bulgarian Directorate General: Civil Registration and Administrative Services
- ^ Geonames Search at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - reference for location names
- ^ Montana Region/District at Guide-Bulgaria.com - reference for location names
- ^ a b (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Region and Religion from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ a b (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Mother Tongue from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ a b (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
See also
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of towns and villages in Montana Province
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