محافظة پرنيك

Coordinates: 42°35′N 23°0′E / 42.583°N 23.000°E / 42.583; 23.000
Pernik Province
Област Перник
Tran Gorge near the border with Serbia
Tran Gorge near the border with Serbia
علم Pernik Province
Location of Pernik Province in Bulgaria
Location of Pernik Province in Bulgaria
الإحداثيات: 42°35′N 23°0′E / 42.583°N 23.000°E / 42.583; 23.000
CountryBulgaria
CapitalPernik
Municipalities6
الحكومة
 • GovernorIrena Sokolova
المساحة
 • الإجمالي2٬390٫5 كم² (923�0 ميل²)
التعداد
 (December 2022)
 • الإجمالي111٬746
 • الكثافة47/km2 (120/sq mi)
منطقة التوقيتUTC+2 (EET)
 • الصيف (التوقيت الصيفي)UTC+3 (EEST)
License platePK
الموقع الإلكترونيpk.government.bg

Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.

Topographic map of Pernik Province

Demographics

التعداد التاريخي
السنةتعداد±%
1946172٬389—    
1956180٬228+4.5%
1965180٬883+0.4%
1975174٬624−3.5%
1985174٬044−0.3%
1992163٬307−6.2%
2001149٬832−8.3%
2011133٬530−10.9%
2021114٬162−14.5%
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[1]

Pernik province had a population of 133,750 according to the 2011 census, of which 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.[2][3][4][5]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Pernik Province (2011 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Bulgarians
  
96.4%
Romani
  
2.8%
others and indefinable
  
0.7%

Total population (2011 census): 133 530[6]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[7] Identified themselves: 125 422 persons:

  • Bulgarians: 120 929 (96,42%)
  • Romani: 3 560 (2,84%)
  • Others and indefinable: 933 (0,74%)

Ethnic groups in the province according to 2001 census:[8]

  • Bulgarians: 145 642 (97.2%),
  • Romani: 3 035 (2%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1155 (0.8%).

Religion

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[9]

Census 2001
religious adherence population %
Orthodox Christians 146 141 97.5%
Protestants 356 0.2%
Muslims 178 0.1%
Roman Catholics 92 0.1%
Other 496 0.3%
Religion not mentioned 2 569 1.7%
total 149 832 100%

Economy

Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province. Pernik is the major manufacturing centre, one of the largest in the country with the "Stomana" steel complex, heavy machinery (mining and industrial equipment), building materials, and textiles being the most important. There is an enormous plant for heavy machinery in Radomir which produces excavators and industrial equipment, but is currently not working at full capacity.[بحاجة لمصدر]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria". 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ (in بلغارية) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - 2011 census Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in إنگليزية) „WorldCityPopulation“
  4. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
  5. ^ (in بلغارية) Population by 01.02.2011 by Area and Sex Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Preliminary results of Census 2011
  6. ^ (in بلغارية) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
  7. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in بلغارية)
  8. ^ (in بلغارية) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ (in بلغارية) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine

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