transliterated
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: ''Oblast Montana'') is a
province
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in northwestern
Bulgaria
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, bordering
Serbia
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in the southwest and
Romania
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in the north. It spreads its area between the
Danube river
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and the
Balkan Mountains
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. As of February 2011, the province has a population of 148,098 inhabitants,National Statistical Institute - Census 2011 /ref> on territory of . It was named after its administrative centre the city of
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
.
Municipalities
The Montana province (Област, ''oblast'') contains 11 municipalities (singular: община, ''obshtina'' - plural: Общини, ''obshtini''). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and in
, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population as of 2011.
Population
The Montana province had a
population
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of 148,098 according to a 2011
census
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, of which were
male
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A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...
and were
female
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A female has larger gamet ...
World War II
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:
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 148 098
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 143 467 persons:
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Bulgarians
Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe.
Etymology
Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understo ...
: 123 820 (86,31%)
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Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
: 18 228 (12,71%)
*Others and indefinable: 1 248 (0,87%)
In the 2001 census, 181,175 people of the population of 182,258 of Montana Province identified themselves as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups (with percentage of total population):Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group fro
Language
In the 2001 census, 181,208 people of the population of 182,258 of Montana Province identified one of the following as their
mother tongue
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(with percentage of total population):
160,494
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
(),
19,849
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
In the 2011 census, 136,175 people of the population of 148,098 of Montana Province identified one of the following as their
religion
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:
In the 2001 census, 172,358 people of the population of 182,258 of Montana Province identified one of the following as their
religion
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town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
(in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as ''grad''). Other localities have the status of
village
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(in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as ''selo''). The names of localities are transliterated in
Latin alphabet
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, Montana Region/District at Guide-Bulgaria.com - reference for location names followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian
Berkovitsa
Berkovitsa ( bg, Берковица ) is a town and ski resort in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province and is close to the town of Varshets. , it has a population of 13 ...
Bistrilitsa
Bistrilitsa is a village in Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the ...
Chereshovitsa
Chereshovitsa is a village in Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on th ...
Boychinovtsi
Boychinovtsi ( bg, Бойчиновци, also transliterated as Boichinovtsi, Boichovci, Boychonovci or Boychinovtzi;Бойчиновци)
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Erden
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Geography
Location
Erden lies on the Moselle’s ...
Ohrid
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Portitovtsi
Portitovtsi is a village in Boychinovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria
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The Brusartsi municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:
* Bukovets ( Буковец)
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Brusartsi
Brusartsi ( bg, Брусарци ) is a town in Northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in Montana Province and is 23 km away from the town of Lom. The town is the administrative center of the homonymous Brusartsi Municipality. As of December 2 ...
The Chiprovtsi municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:
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Belimel
Belimel ( bg, Белимел) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province.
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Chelyustnitsa
Chelyustnitsa ( bg, Челюстница) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province.
References
Villages in Montana Province
Chiprovtsi Municipality
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Chiprovtsi
Chiprovtsi ( bg, Чипровци, pronounced ) is a small town in northwestern Bulgaria, administratively part of Montana Province. It lies on the shores of the river Ogosta in the western Balkan Mountains, very close to the Bulgarian-Serbian b ...
The Georgi Damyanovo municipality has 13 villages:
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Dalgi del
Dalgi Del is a village in Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria
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Diva Slatina
Diva Slatina is a village in Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria
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Stanevo
Stanevo ( bg, Станево) is a village in Northwestern Bulgaria.
It is located in Lom Municipality, Montana Province
Montana Province ( bg, Област Монтана, transliterated: ''Oblast Montana'') is a province in northwestern Bulg ...
Zamfir
Zamfir is both a Romanian given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Cristina Zamfir (born 1989), Romanian handballer
* Gheorghe Zamfir (born 1941), Romanian pan-flute musician
* Mircea Zamfir (born 1985), Romanian gy ...
Montana
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Sumer
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Ignatovo
Ignatovo is a village in Valchedram Municipality, Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria
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Razgrad
Razgrad ( bg, Разград ) is a city in Northeastern Bulgaria in the valley of the Beli Lom river that falls within the historical and geographical region of Ludogorie (Deliorman). It is an administrative center of Razgrad Province.
Etymolog ...
Klisurski Monastery
Klisurski Monastery ( bg, Клисурски манастир, transliterated: ''Klisurski manastir'') of " St. Cyril and St. Methodius," also known as Klisura Monastery,
Varshets
Varshets ( bg, Вършец, variously transliterated; ) is a spa town in Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Varshets Municipality. As of December 2019, its population is 5,444. The town ...
Yakimovo
Yakimovo ( bg, Якимово, ; also transliterated ''Jakimovo'' or ''Iakimovo'') is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Province. It is the administrative centre of Yakimovo Municipality, which lies in the northern part of Monta ...
Provinces of Bulgaria
The provinces of Bulgaria ( bg, области на България, oblasti na Bǎlgarija) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country.
Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces ( bg, области, links=no ...
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Municipalities of Bulgaria
The 28 Provinces of Bulgaria, provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 265 municipalities (община, ''obshtina''). Municipalities typically comprise multiple towns, villages and settlements and are governed by a mayor who is elected by popul ...
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List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
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The largest city is Sofia ...
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List of towns and villages in Montana Province
This is a list of towns and villages in Montana Province, Bulgaria.
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: град, transliterated: ''grad'') and the other localities have the status of village (in Bulg ...