Kardzhali Municipality
Kardzhali Municipality
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Kardzhali Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. Its administrative centre is Kardzhali.
Demography
Ethnic groups
According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Kardzhali was mostly inhabited by ethnic
Turks (55.5%) and ethnic Bulgarians (40.5%), with Romani people
, others and undeclared comprising the rest of the population.
Vital statistics
The municipality of Kardzhali has a slightly higher
death rate is significantly lower. The municipality has favourable demographic indicators compared to the rest of Kardzhali Province and Bulgaria
as whole.
| Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural growth | Birth rate (‰) | Death rate (‰) | Natural growth rate (‰) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,903 | 794 | 673 | 121 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 69,845 | 739 | 661 | 78 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 69,694 | 649 | 676 | -27 | 9.3 | 9.7 | -0.4 |
| 2003 | 69,274 | 697 | 758 | -61 | 10.1 | 10.9 | -0.9 |
| 2004 | 68,956 | 743 | 760 | -17 | 10.8 | 11.0 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 68,789 | 740 | 741 | -1 | 10.8 | 10.8 | -0.0 |
| 2006 | 68,676 | 794 | 677 | 117 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 1.7 |
| 2007 | 68,740 | 812 | 736 | 76 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 68,814 | 811 | 784 | 27 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 68,535 | 827 | 729 | 98 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | 68,406 | 810 | 691 | 119 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 67,336 | 745 | 760 | -15 | 11.1 | 11.3 | -0.2 |
| 2012 | 67,257 | 746 | 727 | 19 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 67,288 | 683 | 742 | -59 | 10.2 | 11.0 | -0.9 |
| 2014 | 67,794 | 743 | 733 | 10 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 67,619 | 690 | 765 | -75 | 10.2 | 11.3 | -1.1 |
| 2016 | 67,667 | 723 | 797 | -74 | 10.7 | 11.8 | -1.1 |
| 2017 | 67,871 | 677 | 807 | -130 | 10.0 | 11.9 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | 68,727 | 683 | 787 | -104 | 9.9 | 11.5 | -1.5 |
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
A majority of the population of Kardzhali Municipality identify themselves as
Orthodox Christian belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
(37.1%).
References
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
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