Ardino Municipality

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Ardino Municipality
Община Ардино
Municipality
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Ardino
Coordinates: 41°35′N25°8′E / 41.583°N 25.133°E / 41.583; 25.133
Country Bulgaria
Province Kardzhali
Municipality Ardino
Area
  Total
341.45 km2 (131.83 sq mi)
Population
 (1-Feb-2011)
  Total
13,326
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website www.ardino.bg
Ardino municipality within Kardzhali Province Map of Ardino municipality (Kardzhali Province).png
Ardino municipality within Kardzhali Province

Ardino Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ardino and 51 nearby villages.

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Demographics

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 Census1956 Census1965 Census1975 Census1985 Census1992 Census2001 Census2011 Census2018 Estimate
30,60929,40733,18529,50727,69818,17413,64911,57212,792

The municipality of Ardino has lost more than two thirds of its population in a period of seventy years.

Vital statistics

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.

PopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural growthBirth rate (‰)Death rate (‰)Natural growth rate (‰)
200017,898 132168-367.49.4-2.0
200113,492 124148-249.211.0-1.8
2002 13,410103144-417.710.7-3.1
2003 13,236118150-328.911.3-2.4
2004 13,102137136110.510.40.1
200512,916 126151-259.811.7-1.9
2006 12,686 126192-669.915.1-5.2
2007 12,503 122153-319.812.2-2.5
2008 12,368 122152-309.912.3-2.4
2009 12,128 107168-618.813.9-5.0
2010 12,282 90132-427.310.7-3.4
2011 11,476 81163-827.114.2-7.1
201211,412 83172-897.315.1-7.8
201311,286 83170-877.415.1-7.7
2014 11,956 78159-816.513.3-6.8
2015 12,377 89168-797.213.6-6.4
201612,424 85177-926.814.2-7.4
2017 12,630 100177-777.914.0-6.1
2018 12,792 66193-1275.215.1-9.9

Ethnic composition

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.

Ethnic groups in Ardino Municipality (2011 census)
Ethnic groupPercentage
Bulgarians
26.9%
Turks
71.2%
Romani
0.0%
others and indefinable
1.9%

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:

Religious composition of Ardino Municipality [4]
Orthodox Christianity
2.1%
Catholicism
0.2%
Protestantism
0.0%
Islam
91.4%
No religion
1.1%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
5.2%

Both ethnic Turks and Bulgarians are predominantly Islamic by faith.

References

  1. "Population by districts, municipalities, place of residence and sex | National statistical institute". www.nsi.bg. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. "Deaths by districts, municipalities and sex | National statistical institute". www.nsi.bg. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. "Ethnic composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.