Pernik Province
Област Перник
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Tran Gorge near the border with Serbia
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Location of Pernik Province in Bulgaria
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Pernik |
| Municipalities | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Irena Sokolova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,390.5 km2 (923.0 sq mi) |
| Population
(December 2022)
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| • Total | 111,746 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | PK |
Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 172,389 | — |
| 1956 | 180,228 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 180,883 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 174,624 | −3.5% |
| 1985 | 174,044 | −0.3% |
| 1992 | 163,307 | −6.2% |
| 2001 | 149,832 | −8.3% |
| 2011 | 133,530 | −10.9% |
| 2021 | 114,162 | −14.5% |
| Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[1] | ||
Pernik province had a population of 133,750 according to the 2011 census, of which 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.[2][3][4][5]
| Ethnic groups in Pernik Province (2011 census) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | Percentage | |||
| Bulgarians |
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96.4% | ||
| Romani |
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2.8% | ||
| others and indefinable |
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0.7% | ||
Total population (2011 census): 133 530[6]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[7] Identified themselves: 125 422 persons:
Ethnic groups in the province according to 2001 census:[8]
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[9]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| religious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 146 141 | 97.5% |
| Protestants | 356 | 0.2% |
| Muslims | 178 | 0.1% |
| Roman Catholics | 92 | 0.1% |
| Other | 496 | 0.3% |
| Religion not mentioned | 2 569 | 1.7% |
| total | 149 832 | 100% |
Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province. Pernik is the major manufacturing centre, one of the largest in the country with the "Stomana" steel complex, heavy machinery (mining and industrial equipment), building materials, and textiles being the most important. There is an enormous plant for heavy machinery in Radomir which produces excavators and industrial equipment, but is currently not working at full capacity.[citation needed]
