Montana Province

For the American state of the same name, see Montana.

Province of Bulgaria

43°36′N 23°11′E﻿ / ﻿43.600°N 23.183°E﻿ / 43.600; 23.183

Province in Bulgaria

Montana Province

Област Монтана

Province

Kamenna Riksa

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Location of Montana Province in Bulgaria

Country| Bulgaria
Capital| Montana
Municipalities| 11
Government

• Governor| Rosen Belchev
Area

• Total| 3,635.5 km2 (1,403.7 sq mi)
Population

(Census February 2011[1])

• Total| 148,098
• Density| 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
License plate| M

Montana Province (Bulgarian: Област Монтана, transliterated: Oblast Montana) 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 the Balkan Mountains. As of February 2011, the province had a population of 148,098,[1] on territory of 3,635.5 km2 (1,403.7 sq mi). It was named after its administrative centre the city of Montana.

## Municipalities

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Municipalities in Montana province

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 Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population as of 2011.

Municipality  | Cyrillic  | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village  | Pop.[3][5][6]

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Berkovitsa | Берковица | 19,587  | Berkovitsa | 14,124
Boychinovtsi | Бойчиновци | 9,611  | Boychinovtsi | 1,588
Brusartsi | Брусарци | 5,140  | Brusartsi | 1,277
Chiprovtsi | Чипровци | 3,773  | Chiprovtsi | 1,937
Georgi Damyanovo | Георги Дамяново | 2,867  | Georgi Damyanovo | 494
Lom | Лом | 31,064  | Lom | 25,321
Medkovets | Медковец | 4,103  | Medkovets | 1,866
Montana | Монтана | 57,064  | Montana | 46,574
Valchedram | Вълчедръм | 9,988  | Valchedram | 3,748
Varshets | Вършец | 8,424  | Varshets | 6,439
Yakimovo | Якимово | 4,481  | Yakimovo | 1,711

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1946| 242,073| —
1956| 243,431| +0.6%
1965| 242,841| −0.2%
1975| 236,903| −2.4%
1985| 223,415| −5.7%
1992| 208,198| −6.8%
2001| 182,258| −12.5%
2011| 148,098| −18.7%
2021| 119,950| −19.0%
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[7]

The Montana province had a population of 148,098 according to a 2011 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.[8]

As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 155,899[2] of which 30.5% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[9]

### Ethnic groups

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Ethnic groups in Montana Province (2011 census)

Ethnic group |  | Percentage
Bulgarians |

| 86.3%
Romani |

| 12.7%
others and indefinable |

| 0.9%

Total population (2011 census): 148 098[10]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[11] Identified themselves: 143 467 persons:

* Bulgarians: 123 820 (86,31%)
* Romani: 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):[12]

Ethnic group | Population | Percentage

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Bulgarians | 157,507 | 86.42%
Romani | 22,784 | 12.501%
Russians | 272 | 0.149%
Turkish | 235 | 0.129%
Armenian | 19 | 0.01%
Vlachs (Aromanians, Romanians, Romanian-speaking Boyash) | 19 | 0.01%
Macedonian | 16 | 0.009%
Greeks | 24 | 0.013%
Ukrainians | 46 | 0.025%
Jews | 3 | 0.002%
Other | 250 | 0.137%

### Language

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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 (88.1%), 19,849 Romani (10.9%), 220 Turkish (0.1%), and 645 other (0.4%).[13]

### Religion

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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:[14]

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

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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,[15][16] followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article).

### Berkovitsa (Берковица)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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The Medkovets municipality has five villages:

* Asparuhovo (Аспарухово)
* Medkovets (Медковец)
* Pishurka (Пишурка)
* Rasovo (Расово)
* Slivovik (Сливовик)

### Montana (Монтана)

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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)

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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)

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Main article: Varshets Municipality

The Varshets municipality has one town (in bold), eight villages and one monastery (which has official status as a locality[17]):

* 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)

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The Yakimovo municipality has four villages:

* Dalgodeltsi (Дългоделци)
* Dolno Tserovene (Долно Церовене)
* Komoshtitsa (Комощица)
* Yakimovo (Якимово)

## See also

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* Provinces of Bulgaria
* Municipalities of Bulgaria
* List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
* List of towns and villages in Montana Province

## References

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1. ^ a b (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Census 2011
2. ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - provinces and municipalities in 2009
3. ^ a b (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
4. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
5. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
6. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
7. ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria". 2024-04-03.
8. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex Archived 2019-03-22 at the Wayback Machine from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
11. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
12. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
13. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Mother Tongue from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
14. ^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
15. ^ Geonames Search Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - reference for location names
16. ^ Montana Region/District at Guide-Bulgaria.com - reference for location names
17. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population Chart, 15.03.2009 from Bulgarian Directorate General: Civil Registration and Administrative Services

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