Montana Province

Montana Province (, transliteratit: Oblast Montana) is a province in northwastren Bulgarie, borderin Serbie in the soothwast an Romanie in the north. It spreads its aurie atween the Danube river an Balkan muntain. As o Februar 2011, the province haes a population o 148,098 inhabitants,National Statistical Institute - Census 2011  on territory of 3,635.5 km². It wis namit efter its admeenistrative centre the ceety o Montana.

Municipalities
The Montana province (Област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities (singular: община, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). The follaein table shows the names o each municipality in Inglis an in Cyrillic, the main toun (in bauld) or veelage, an the population as o 2011.

 Municipality Cyrillic Pop. „WorldCityPopulation“„pop-stat.mashke.org“ Toun/Veelage Pop. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 „pop-stat.mashke.org“ Berkovitsa Берковица 19,587 Berkovitsa 14,124 Boychinovtsi Бойчиновци 9,611 Boychinovtsi 1,588 Brusartsi Брусарци 5,140 Brusartsi 1,277 Chiprovtsi Чипровци 3,773 Chiprovtsi 1,937 Georgi Damyanovo Георги Дамяново 2,867 Georgi Damyanovo 494 Lom Лом 31,064 Lom 25,321 Medkovets Медковец 4,103 Medkovets 1,866 Montana Монтана 57,064 Montana 46,574 Valchedram Вълчедръм 9,988 Valchedram 3,748 Varshets Вършец 8,424 Varshets 6,439 Yakimovo Якимово 4,481 Yakimovo 1,711

Demography
The Montana province haed a population o 148,098  accordin tae a 2011 census, o which  wur male an  wur female. Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
As o the end o 2009, the population o the province, annooncit bi the Bulgarie Naitional Statistical Institute, numbered 155,899 of which  are inhabitants aged over 60 years. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 

The follaein table represents the chynge o the population in the province efter Warld War II:

Releegion
In the 2011 census, 136,175 fowk frae Montana province identifee'd ane o the follaein as their releegion (wi percentage o total population): Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
 Census 2011 releegious adherence   population % Orthodox Christians 100,571 	 	  	    73.86%	 	  Muslims 940.07% Roman Catholics 438 	 0.32% Protestants 2,740	2.01% Ither 163 	0.12% Releegion no mentioned 17,323 	12,72% Releegion nane 14,842 	10,9% total 136,175	100%

Leid
In the 2001 census, 181,208 fowk frae Montana province identifee'd ane o the follaein as their mither tongue (wi percentage o total population): 
160,494 Bulgarie (), 
19,849 Roma (Gypsy) (), 
220 Turkis (), 
and 645 other (). Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Mother Tongue from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001

Ethnic groups
Tot population (2011 census): 148 098 Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute

Ethnic groups (2011 census):Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute 
Identified themselves: 143 467 persons:
Bulgarians: 123 820 (86,31%)
Gypsies:   18 228 (12,71%)
Ithers an indefinable: 1 248 (0,87%)

In the 2001 census, 181,175 fowk o the population o 182,258 o Montana Province identified themselves as belangin tae ane o the follaein ethnic groups (wi percentage o tot population): Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001

 Ethnic group  Population  Percentage Bulgarie  157,507   Turkis  235   Roma (Gypsy)  22,784   Roushie  272   Armenie  19   Vlachs  19   Macedonie  16   Greek  24   Ukrainian  46   Jewish   3   Romanie  -  0.000% Ither  250  

 Touns an veelages 
The place names in bauld hae the status o toun (in Bulgarie: град, transliteratit as grad). Ither localities hae the status o veelage (in Bulgarie: село, transliteratit as selo). The names o localities are transliteratit in Laitin alphabet,Geonames Search  at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - reference for location names Montana Region/District at Guide-Bulgaria.com - reference for location names follaeed in parentheses bi the oreeginal name in Bulgarie Cyrillic alphabet which links taethe correspondin Bulgarie Wikipedia airticle).

 Berkovitsa (Берковица) 
The Berkovitsa municipality haes ane toun (in bauld) an 19 veelages:

 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 haes ane toun (in bauld) an 12 veelages:

 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 haes ane toun (in bauld) an nine veelages:

 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 haes ane toun (in bauld) an nine veelages:

 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 haes 13 veelages:

 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 haes ane toun (in bauld) an nine veelages:

 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 haes five veelages:

 Asparuhovo (Аспарухово)
 Medkovets (Медковец)
 Pishurka (Пишурка)

 Rasovo (Расово)
 Slivovik (Сливовик)

 Montana (Монтана) 
The Montana municipality haes ane toun (in bauld) an 23 veelages:

 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)
 Vinište (Винище)
 Virove (Вирове)
 Voynitsi (Войници)

 Valchedram (Вълчедръм) 
The Valchedram municipality haes ane toun (in bauld) an ten veelages:

 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 haes ane toun (in bauld), aicht veelages an ane monastery (which haes offeecial status as a locality Population Chart, 15.03.2009 from Bulgarian Directorate General: Civil Registration and Administrative Services):

 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 haes fower veelages:

 Dalgodeltsi (Дългоделци)
 Dolno Tserovene (Долно Церовене)

 Komoshtitsa (Комощица)
 Yakimovo (Якимово)

See an aw
Provinces o Bulgarie
Municipalities o Bulgarie
Leet o ceeties an touns in Bulgarie
Leet of touns an veelages in Montana Province

References

Freemit airtins
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