Pernik Province is a
province
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in western
Bulgaria
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, neighbouring
Serbia
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. Its main city is
Pernik
Pernik ( bg, Перник ) is a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province and lies on both banks ...
, and other municipalities are
Breznik,
Kovachevtsi,
Radomir,
Tran, and
Zemen
Zemen ( bg, Земен ) is a town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Located near the Pchelina Reservoir on the banks of the Struma River, it is the administrative centre of Zemen Municipality.
Geography
Location
Zemen is located in a ...
.
Population
Pernik province had a
population
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of 133,750 according to the 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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.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - 2011 census]
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Bulgarian ''National Statistical Institute'': Preliminary results of Census 2011
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The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II
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:
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 133 530
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 125 422 persons:
*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 ...
: 120 929 (96,42%)
*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 ...
: 3 560 (2,84%)
*Others and indefinable: 933 (0,74%)
Ethnic groups in the province according to 2001 census:[Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group]
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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 ...
: 145 642 (),
*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 ...
: 3 035 ()
*Others and indefinable: 1155 ().
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001]
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
*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 ...
*List of villages in Pernik Province {{Commons category, Villages in Pernik Province
Villages in the Pernik Province ( bg, Област Перник) of Bulgaria.
Pernik Province
Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and ...
References
External links
City homepage
Pernik city information portal
Information site for Pernik
{{Authority control
Provinces of Bulgaria