Montana Province

Montana Province is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It spreads its area between the Danube river and Balkan mountain. As of February 2011, the province has a population of 148,098 inhabitants, on territory of 3,635.5 km². It was named after its administrative centre the city of Montana.

Population

The Montana province had a population of 148,098 according to a 2011 census, of which 7001492000000000000♠49.2% were male and 7001508000000000000♠50.8% were female. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 155,899 of which 7001305000000000000♠30.5% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.

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

Montana Province Year 1946 1956 1965 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011 Population 242,073 243,431 241,200 235,800 222,632 208,128 182,258 166,775 161,161 155,899 148,098 Sources: National Statistical Institute, „Census 2001“, „Census 2011“, „pop-stat.mashke.org“,

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Montana Province (2011 census) Ethnic group Percentage Bulgarians   86.3% Gypsies   12.7% others and indefinable   0.9%

Total population (2011 census): 148 098

Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 143 467 persons:

• Bulgarians: 123 820 (86,31%)
• Gypsies: 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):

Ethnic group Population Percentage Bulgarian 157,507 7001864200000000000♠86.42% Roma (Gypsy) 22,784 7001125010000000000♠12.501% Russian 272 6999149000000000000♠0.149% Turkish 235 6999129000000000000♠0.129% Armenian 19 6998100000000000000♠0.01% Vlachs 19 6998100000000000000♠0.01% Macedonian 16 6997900000000099999♠0.009% Greek 24 6998130000000000000♠0.013% Ukrainian 46 6998250000000000000♠0.025% Jews 3 6997200000000000000♠0.002% Other 250 6999137000000000000♠0.137%

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 (with percentage of total population): 160,494 Bulgarian (7001881000000000000♠88.1%), 19,849 Roma (Gypsy) (7001109000000000000♠10.9%), 220 Turkish (6999100000000000000♠0.1%), and 645 other (6999400000000000000♠0.4%).

Religion

Religions in Montana Province (2011 census) Religious group Percentage Orthodox Christian   73.9% Irreligious   23.6% Protestant Christian   2.0% Roman Catholic Christian   0.3% Muslim   0.1% others   0.1%

In the 2011 census, 136,175 people of the population of 148,098 of Montana Province identified one of the following as their religion:

Census 2011 religious adherence population % Orthodox Christians 100,571 73.86% Protestants 2,740 2.01% Roman Catholics 438 0.32% Muslims 94 0.07% Other 163 0.12% Religion not mentioned 17,323 12,72% Religion none 14,842 10,9% total 148,098 100%

In the 2001 census, 172,358 people of the population of 182,258 of Montana Province identified one of the following as their religion:

Census 2001 religious adherence population % Orthodox Christians 168,171 92.27% Protestants 3,680 2.02% Muslims 283 0.16% Roman Catholics 121 0.07% Other 864 0.47% Religion not mentioned 9,139 5.01% total 182,258 100%

Towns and villages

The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo). The names of localities are transliterated in Latin alphabet, followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article).

Berkovitsa (Берковица)

The Berkovitsa municipality has one town (in bold) and 19 villages:

• Balyuvitsa (Балювица)
• Barzia (Бързия)
• Berkovitsa (Берковица)
• Bistrilitsa (Бистрилица)
• Bokilovtsi (Бокиловци)
• Borovtsi (Боровци)
• Gaganitsa (Гаганица)
• Komarevo (Комарево)
• Kostentsi (Костенци)
• Kotenovtsi (Котеновци)

• Leskovets (Лесковец)
• Mezdreya (Мездрея)
• Parlichevo (Пърличево)
• Pesochnitsa (Песочница)
• Rashovitsa (Рашовица)
• Slatina (Слатина)
• Chereshovitsa (Черешовица)
• Tsvetkova bara (Цветкова бара)
• Yagodovo (Ягодово)
• Zamfirovo (Замфирово)

Boychinovtsi (Бойчиновци)

The Boychinovtsi municipality has one town (in bold) and 12 villages:

• Beli breg (Бели брег)
• Beli brod (Бели брод)
• Boychinovtsi (Бойчиновци)
• Erden (Ерден)
• Gromshin (Громшин)
• Kobilyak (Кобиляк)
• Lehchevo (Лехчево)

• Madan (Мадан)
• Marchevo (Мърчево)
• Ohrid (Охрид)
• Palilula (Палилула)
• Portitovtsi (Портитовци)
• Vladimirovo (Владимирово)

Brusartsi (Брусарци)

The Brusartsi municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:

• Bukovets (Буковец)
• Brusartsi (Брусарци)
• Dabova mahala (Дъбова махала)
• Dondukovo (Дондуково)
• Kiselevo (Киселево)

• Knyazheva mahala (Княжева махала)
• Kriva bara (Крива бара)
• Odorovtsi (Одоровци)
• Smirnenski (Смирненски)
• Vasilovtsi (Василовци)

Chiprovtsi (Чипровци)

The Chiprovtsi municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:

• Belimel (Белимел)
• Chelyustnitsa (Челюстница)
• Chiprovtsi (Чипровци)
• Gorna Kovachitsa (Горна Ковачица)
• Gorna Luka (Горна Лука)

• Martinovo (Мартиново)
• Mitrovtsi (Митровци)
• Prevala (Превала)
• Ravna (Равна)
• Zhelezna (Железна)

Georgi Damyanovo (Георги Дамяново)

The Georgi Damyanovo municipality has 13 villages:

• Chemish (Чемиш)
• Dalgi del (Дълги дел)
• Diva Slatina (Дива Слатина)
• Elovitsa (Еловица)
• Gavril Genovo (Гаврил Геново)
• Georgi Damyanovo (Георги Дамяново)
• Glavanovtsi (Главановци)

• Govezhda (Говежда)
• Kamenna Riksa (Каменна Рикса)
• Kopilovtsi (Копиловци)
• Melyane (Меляне)
• Pomezhdin (Помеждин)
• Vidlitsa (Видлица)

Lom (Лом)

The Lom municipality has one town (in bold) and nine villages:

• Dobri dol (Добри дол)
• Dolno Linevo (Долно Линево)
• Kovachitsa (Ковачица)
• Lom (Лом)
• Orsoya (Орсоя)

• Slivata (Сливата)
• Staliyska mahala (Сталийска махала)
• Stanevo (Станево)
• Traykovo (Трайково)
• Zamfir (Замфир)

Medkovets (Медковец)

The Medkovets municipality has five villages:

• Asparuhovo (Аспарухово)
• Medkovets (Медковец)
• Pishurka (Пишурка)

• Rasovo (Расово)
• Slivovik (Сливовик)

Montana (Монтана)

The Montana municipality has one town (in bold) and 23 villages:

• Belotintsi (Белотинци)
• Bezdenitsa (Безденица)
• Blagovo (Благово)
• Doktor Yosifovo (Доктор Йосифово)
• Dolna Riksa (Долна Рикса)
• Dolna Verenitsa (Долна Вереница)
• Dolno Belotintsi (Долно Белотинци)
• Gabrovnitsa (Габровница)
• Gorna Verenitsa (Горна Вереница)
• Gorno Tserovene (Горно Церовене)
• Klisuritsa (Клисурица)
• Krapchene (Крапчене)

• Lipen (Липен)
• Montana (Монтана)
• Nikolovo (Николово)
• Slavotin (Славотин)
• Smolyanovtsi (Смоляновци)
• Stubel (Стубел)
• Studeno buche (Студено буче)
• Sumer (Сумер)
• Trifonovo (Трифоново)
• Vinište (Винище)
• Virove (Вирове)
• Voynitsi (Войници)

Valchedram (Вълчедръм)

The Valchedram municipality has one town (in bold) and ten villages:

• Botevo (Ботево)
• Buzovets (Бъзовец)
• Cherni vrakh (Черни връх)
• Dolni Tsibar (Долни Цибър)
• Gorni Tsibar (Горни Цибър)
• Ignatovo (Игнатово)

• Mokresh (Мокреш)
• Razgrad (Разград)
• Septemvriytsi (Септемврийци)
• Valchedram (Вълчедръм)
• Zlatiya (Златия)

Varshets (Вършец)

The Varshets municipality has one town (in bold), eight villages and one monastery (which has official status as a locality):

• Cherkaski (Черкаски)
• Dolna Bela Rechka (Долна Бела речка)
• Dolno Ozirovo (Долно Озирово)
• Draganitsa (Драганица)
• Klisurski Monastery (Клисурски манастир)

• Gorna Bela Rechka (Горна Бела речка)
• Gorno Ozirovo (Горно Озирово)
• Spanchevtsi (Спанчевци)
• Stoyanovo (Стояново)
• Varshets (Вършец)

Yakimovo (Якимово)

The Yakimovo municipality has four villages:

• Dalgodeltsi (Дългоделци)
• Dolno Tserovene (Долно Церовене)

• Komoshtitsa (Комощица)
• Yakimovo (Якимово)