Dobrich Province

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Dobrich Province

| native_name = Област Добрич

| native_name_lang = bul

| settlement_type = Province

| image_skyline = Cape Shabla Lighthouse 3.jpg

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| image_caption = Cape Shabia Lighthouse

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| map_caption = Location of Dobrich Province in Bulgaria

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Bulgaria

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Dobrich

| parts_type = Municipalities

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 8

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Zhelyazko Zhelyazkov

| area_footnotes = {{in lang|en}} [http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113004950/http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf |date=January 13, 2011 }}

| area_total_km2 = 4,719.71

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| elevation_m = 172

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 147,208

| population_as_of = December 2022

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| website = {{url|http://dobrich.government.bg/}}

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Dobrich Province ({{langx|bg|Област Добрич}}, {{lang|bg-latn|Oblast Dobrich}}, former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is bounded on the east by the Black Sea, on the south by Varna Province, on the west by Shumen and Silistra provinces, and on the north by Romania. It is divided into eight municipalities. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 186,016.{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165626/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont |date=November 13, 2010 }}{{in lang|en}} [http://www.citypopulation.de/Bulgaria-Cities.html „WorldCityPopulation“][http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]

The province was part of Romania between 1913 and 1940.

Municipalities

The Dobrich province (област, oblast) contains eight municipalities (singular: {{langx|bg|община|translit=obshtina}} - plural: {{lang|bg|общини}}, {{transl|bg|obshtini}}). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each in December 2009.

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! Municipality

! Cyrillic

! Pop.

! Town/Village

! Pop.{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165731/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont |date=November 13, 2010 }}[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-cities.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]

Balchik

| Балчик

| align="right" | 21,832

| Balchik

| align="right" | 12,196

Dobrich (city)

| Добрич-Град

| align="right" | 92,672

| Dobrich

| align="right" | 92,672

Dobrichka (rural)

| Добричка

| align="right" | 24,292

| Dobrich

| align="right" | (above)

General Toshevo

| Генерал Тошево

| align="right" | 16,714

| General Toshevo

| align="right" | 7,130

Kavarna

| Каварна

| align="right" | 15,861

| Kavarna

| align="right" | 11,397

Krushari

| Крушари

| align="right" | 5,296

| Krushari

| align="right" | 1,619

Shabla

| Шабла

| align="right" | 5,580

| Shabla

| align="right" | 3,586

Tervel

| Тервел

| align="right" | 17,458

| Tervel

| align="right" | 6,667

Demographics

{{historical populations|1946|202443|1956|227425|1965|236817|1975|251072|1985|257341|1992|232780|2001|215217|2011|189677|2021|150146|align=right|cols=1|source=pop-stat.mashke.org{{cite web |title=Divisions of Bulgaria|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm|date=2024-04-03}}}}The Dobrich province had a population of 215,232 (215,217 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which {{pct|106047|215232|1}} were male and {{pct|109170|215232|1}} were female.{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/PopObl.htm Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322134729/http://www.nsi.bg/Census/PopObl.htm |date=2019-03-22 }} from [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/nav.htm Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110031802/http://www.nsi.bg/Census/nav.htm |date=2017-11-10 }}

At the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 199,705 of which {{pct|47477|199705|1}} are inhabitants aged over 60 years.{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1587#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165705/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1587 |date=2010-11-13 }}

=Ethnic groups=

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Total population (2011 census): 189 677

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521202356/http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls |date=2013-05-21 }} {{in lang|bg}}

Identified themselves: 173 899 persons:

Bulgarians: 131 114 (75.40%)
Turks: 23 484 (13.50%)
Romani: 15 323 (8.81%)
Others and indefinable: 3 978 (2.29%)

A further 15,000 persons in Dobrich Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

=Religion=

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Religion.htm Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907235917/http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Religion.htm |date=2010-09-07 }}

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colspan=3\| Census 2001
religious adherence ! population ! %
Orthodox Christians \| align="middle" \| 163,091 \| align="middle" \|75.78%
Muslims \| align="middle" \| 44,277 \| align="middle" \|20.57%
Roman Catholics \| align="middle" \| 322 \| align="middle" \|0.15%
Protestants \| align="middle" \| 241 \| align="middle" \|0.11%
Other \| align="middle" \| 835 \| align="middle" \|0.39%
Religion not mentioned \| align="middle" \| 6,451 \| align="middle" \|3.00%
total \| align="middle" \| 215,217 \| align="middle" \|100%

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colspan=3| Census 2001

religious adherence

! population

! %

Orthodox Christians

| align="middle" | 163,091

| align="middle" |75.78%

Muslims

| align="middle" | 44,277

| align="middle" |20.57%

Roman Catholics

| align="middle" | 322

| align="middle" |0.15%

Protestants

| align="middle" | 241

| align="middle" |0.11%

Other

| align="middle" | 835

| align="middle" |0.39%

Religion not mentioned

| align="middle" | 6,451

| align="middle" |3.00%

total

| align="middle" | 215,217

| align="middle" |100%

Towns and villages

{{Cleanup section|date=December 2020|reason=Many links are incorrect, and need updating, see :Category:Villages in Dobrich Province.}}

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).

=Balchik municipality=

=Dobrich municipality (city)=

Dobrich

=Dobrichka municipality (rural)=

=General Toshevo municipality=

=Kavarna municipality=

=Krushari municipality=

=Shabla municipality=

=Tervel municipality=

References

External links

[http://www.dobrich.bg/ Dobrich municipality]
[http://www.dobrichka.bg/ Dobrichka municipality]

Category:Provinces of Bulgaria