Stara Zagora Province

Stara Zagora (Bulgarie: Област Стара Загора oblast Stara Zagora, umwhile name Stara Zagora okrug) is a province o sooth central Bulgarie. It is namit efter its admeenistrative an industrial centre—the ceety o Stara Zagora—the saxt-biggest toun in the kintra. The province embraces a territory o 5,151.1 km² that is dividit intae 11 municipalities wi a tot population, as o December 2009, o 350,925 indwallers. In the sootheastren pairt o the province on the edge o Radnevo Municipality thare is a coal production facility. Atween 1934 an 1949, the province includit pairts o the present Kardzhali Province. Municipalities The Stara Zagora province (област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities ([singular: община, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini] ). The follaein table shows the names o each municipality in Scots an Cyrillic, the main toun or veelage (touns are shawn in bauld), an the population o each as o December 2009. Demografie The Stara Zagora province haed a population o 370,665 (370,615 gien an aw) accordin tae a 2001 census, o which 48.9% wur male an 51.1% wur female. As o the end o 2009, the population o the province, annooncit bi the Bulgarie Naitional Statistical Institute, numbered 350,925 o which 25.2% are indwallers agit ower 60 years. The follaein table represents the chynge o the population in the province efter Warld War II: Releegion Releegious adherence in the province accordin tae 2001 census: See an aw Provinces o Bulgarie Leet o veelages in Stara Zagora Province References Freemit airtins Stara Zagora Province — the best quality o life in Europe Archived 2008-01-09 at the Wayback Machine