Ardino Municipality
Ardino Municipality
Община Ардино | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Ardino | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 25°8′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Kardzhali |
| Municipality | Ardino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 341.45 km2 (131.83 sq mi) |
| Population (1-Feb-2011) | |
| • Total | 13,326 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages.
Demographics
[edit]As of December 2018, the municipality of Ardino has 12,792 inhabitants. Only 4,002 inhabitants live in the town of Ardino and the remainder in one of the 51 villages.[1]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
| 1946 Census | 1956 Census | 1965 Census | 1975 Census | 1985 Census | 1992 Census | 2001 Census | 2011 Census | 2018 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30,609 | 29,407 | 33,185 | 29,507 | 27,698 | 18,174 | 13,649 | 11,572 | 12,792 |
The municipality of Ardino has lost more than two thirds of its population in a period of seventy years.
Vital statistics
[edit]The municipality of Ardino recorded just 66 birth, down from 132 in 2000. At the same time there were 193 deaths, up from 168 deaths in 2000.[2] Demographic trends in the municipality of Ardino have largely been unfavourable.
| Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural growth | Birth rate (‰) | Death rate (‰) | Natural growth rate (‰) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,898 | 132 | 168 | -36 | 7.4 | 9.4 | -2.0 |
| 2001 | 13,492 | 124 | 148 | -24 | 9.2 | 11.0 | -1.8 |
| 2002 | 13,410 | 103 | 144 | -41 | 7.7 | 10.7 | -3.1 |
| 2003 | 13,236 | 118 | 150 | -32 | 8.9 | 11.3 | -2.4 |
| 2004 | 13,102 | 137 | 136 | 1 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 12,916 | 126 | 151 | -25 | 9.8 | 11.7 | -1.9 |
| 2006 | 12,686 | 126 | 192 | -66 | 9.9 | 15.1 | -5.2 |
| 2007 | 12,503 | 122 | 153 | -31 | 9.8 | 12.2 | -2.5 |
| 2008 | 12,368 | 122 | 152 | -30 | 9.9 | 12.3 | -2.4 |
| 2009 | 12,128 | 107 | 168 | -61 | 8.8 | 13.9 | -5.0 |
| 2010 | 12,282 | 90 | 132 | -42 | 7.3 | 10.7 | -3.4 |
| 2011 | 11,476 | 81 | 163 | -82 | 7.1 | 14.2 | -7.1 |
| 2012 | 11,412 | 83 | 172 | -89 | 7.3 | 15.1 | -7.8 |
| 2013 | 11,286 | 83 | 170 | -87 | 7.4 | 15.1 | -7.7 |
| 2014 | 11,956 | 78 | 159 | -81 | 6.5 | 13.3 | -6.8 |
| 2015 | 12,377 | 89 | 168 | -79 | 7.2 | 13.6 | -6.4 |
| 2016 | 12,424 | 85 | 177 | -92 | 6.8 | 14.2 | -7.4 |
| 2017 | 12,630 | 100 | 177 | -77 | 7.9 | 14.0 | -6.1 |
| 2018 | 12,792 | 66 | 193 | -127 | 5.2 | 15.1 | -9.9 |
Ethnic composition
[edit]A majority of the population consists of ethnic Bulgarian Turks (71.2%).[3] Ethnic Bulgarians make up around 26.9% of the population. Most of those Bulgarians are Pomaks.
Religion
[edit]According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Both ethnic Turks and Bulgarians are predominantly Islamic by faith.
References
[edit]- ^ "Population by districts, municipalities, place of residence and sex | National statistical institute". www.nsi.bg. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "Deaths by districts, municipalities and sex | National statistical institute". www.nsi.bg. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
