Pernik Province

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

Pernik Province

Област Перник
Province
Location of Pernik Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalPernik
Municipalities6
Government
 • GovernorIrena Sokolova
Area
 • Total2,390.5 km2 (923.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total133,530
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License platePK

Population

Pernik province had a population of 133,750 according to the 2011 census, of which 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.[1][2][3][4]

The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:

Pernik Province
Year 1946 1956 1965 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011
Population 172,389 180,228 180,883 174,624 174,044 163,307 149,832 140,981 138,773 136,249 133,530
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1] „Census 2001“,[2] „Census 2011“,[3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,??

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[5]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[6] 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:[7]

  • 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:[8]

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.

See also

References
  1. (in Bulgarian) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - 2011 census Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
  3. „pop-stat.mashke.org“
  4. (in Bulgarian) 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
  5. (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
  6. Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
  7. (in Bulgarian) 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
  8. (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
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