Straldzha ( bg, Стралджа ) is a small
town
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Origin and use
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in
Yambol Province, Southeastern
Bulgaria
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. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous
Straldzha Municipality. As of December 2016, the town has a population of 6,326 inhabitants.
The municipality of Straldzha is home to 12,014 people at the end of 2016: 6,326 of whom live in the city of Straldzha and 5,688 in the villages. It has a relatively high
crude birth rate of 13,8‰ and a very high
fertility rate
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# she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime
# she were t ...
of 3,01 children per woman, nearly two times higher than the national rate of 1,54 children per woman (at the end of 2016). The reason for this high fertility rate is the large concentration of ethnic
Roma people in the municipality of Straldzha (nearly one-fifth of the population belong to the Romani community, which is exceeding four times the national average).
The small town is a hub for
agriculture
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and
wine production. Many residents however go to work and study in bigger cities , or abroad , due to the lack of opportunities and the toxicity that small towns like these bring.
During the
communism era , Straldzha was a growing town with many factories and workers from the villages nearby. A bus line and a natural spring park, that attracted many visitors in the region, which was demolished and removed, now the
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
*Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
neighbourhood .
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060103050226/http://www.straldja.net/
Towns in Bulgaria
Populated places in Yambol Province
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