Razgrad Province

43°30′N 26°35′E

Razgrad Province Област Разград
Province
Abritus
Flag
Location of Razgrad Province in Bulgaria
Country	Bulgaria
Capital	Razgrad
Municipalities	7
Area [1]
• Total	2,639.7 km2 (1,019.2 sq mi)
Population  (December 2022)[2]
• Total	101,107
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
License plate	PP
Website	www.rz.government.bg

Razgrad Province (Bulgarian: Област Разград (Oblast Razgrad), former name Razgrad okrug) is a province in Northeastern Bulgaria, geographically part of the Ludogorie region. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the town of Razgrad. As of December 2009, the Province had a total population of 132,740,^[2][3][4] on a territory of 2,639.7 km² (1,019.2 sq mi)^[1] that is divided into seven municipalities.

Municipalities

Razgrad

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Kubrat

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Isperih

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Zavet

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Loznitsa

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Tsar Kaloyan

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Samuil

Municipalities within Razgrad Province with their administrative centres

The Razgrad province (област, oblast) contains seven municipalities (singular: община, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of 2009.

Municipality	Cyrillic	Pop.[2][3][4]	Town/Village	Pop.[3][5][6][7]
Isperih	Исперих	22,916	Isperih	9,017
Kubrat	Кубрат	20,198	Kubrat	8,118
Loznitsa	Лозница	9,732	Loznitsa	2,409
Razgrad	Разград	54,720	Razgrad	34,592
Samuil	Самуил	7,522	Samuil	1,543
Tsar Kaloyan	Цар Калоян	6,314	Tsar Kaloyan	3,856
Zavet	Завет	11,338	Zavet	3,371

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1946	184,404	—
1956	188,401	+2.2%
1965	198,903	+5.6%
1975	191,477	−3.7%
1985	186,674	−2.5%
1992	160,645	−13.9%
2001	146,345	−8.9%
2011	125,190	−14.5%
2021	103,223	−17.5%
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[8]

The Razgrad province had a population of 152,417 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.^[9]

As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740^[2] of which 23.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.^[10]

Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and population changes in the table reflect this separation.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Razgrad Province (2011 census)
Ethnic group			Percentage
Turks			50.0%
Bulgarians			43.0%
Romani			5.0%
others and indefinable			2.0%

The population of Razgrad Province is ethnically mixed, with a slight Turkish majority. According to the 2001 census, the main ethnic group are the Bulgarians (67,069), the Turks (71,963) and the Roma (8,733).^[11]

Total population (2011 census): 125 190^[12]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[13] Identified themselves: 114,475 people:

• Turks: 57,261 (50,02%)
• Bulgarians: 49,229 (43,00%)
• Romani: 5,719 (5,00%)
• Others and indefinable: 2,266 (1,98%)

A further 10,000 people in Razgrad Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:^[14]

Census 2001
religious adherence	population	%
Muslims	81,835	53.69%
Orthodox Christians	65,480	42.96%
Protestants	228	0.15%
Roman Catholics	207	0.14%
Other	566	0.37%
Religion not mentioned	4,101	2.69%
total	152,417	100%

See also

• Provinces of Bulgaria
• List of villages in Razgrad Province