Kardzhali Municipality

Kardzhali Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. Its administrative centre is Kardzhali.

Kardzhali Municipality

Община Кърджали
Municipality
Kardzhali
Coordinates: 41°39′N 25°22′E
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceKardzhali
MunicipalityKardzhali
Area
  Total574.74 km2 (221.91 sq mi)
Population
 (1-Feb-2011)
  Total67,460
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.kardjali.bg
Kardzhali municipality within Kardzhali Province

Demography

Ethnic groups

According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Kardzhali was mostly inhabited by ethnic Turks (55.5%) and ethnic Bulgarians (40.5%), with Romani people, others and undeclared comprising the rest of the population.

Ethnic groups in Kardzhali Municipality (2011 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Bulgarians
40.5%
Turks
55.5%
Romani
1.7%
others and indefinable
2.3%

Vital statistics

The municipality of Kardzhali has a slightly higher birth rate than the Bulgarian average, while its death rate is significantly lower. The municipality has favourable demographic indicators compared to the rest of Kardzhali Province and Bulgaria as whole.

PopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural growthBirth rate (‰)Death rate (‰)Natural growth rate (‰)
200076,903 79467312110.38.81.6
2001 69,8457396617810.69.51.1
200269,694 649676-279.39.7-0.4
200369,274 697758-6110.110.9-0.9
200468,956 743760-1710.811.0-0.2
2005 68,789740741-110.810.8-0.0
200668,676 79467711711.69.91.7
200768,740 8127367611.810.71.1
200868,814 8117842711.811.40.4
200968,535 8277299812.110.51.4
2010 68,406 81069111911.810.11.7
2011 67,336 745760-1511.111.3-0.2
2012 67,2577467271911.110.80.3
201367,288 683742-5910.211.0-0.9
2014 67,794 7437331011.010.80.1
2015 67,619 690765-7510.211.3-1.1
2016 67,667 723797-7410.711.8-1.1
2017 67,871 677807-13010.011.9-1.9
2018 68,727 683787-1049.911.5-1.5

Religion

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Kardzhali Municipality [1]
Orthodox Christianity
37.1%
Catholicism
0.3%
Protestantism
0.3%
Islam
52.8%
No religion
1.5%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
8.0%

A majority of the population of Kardzhali Municipality identify themselves as Muslims. At the 2011 census, 52.8% of respondents identified as believers of Islam, mostly ethnic Turks and a small Pomak population. The Bulgarian minority is mostly Orthodox Christian belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (37.1%).

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