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Sliven Province
42°41′N 26°21′E / 42.683°N 26.350°E
Sliven Province (Bulgarian: Област Сливен, former name Sliven okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Sliven. It has a territory of 3,544.1 km2 (1,368.4 sq mi) that is divided into four municipalities, with a total population, as of December 2009, of 204,887.
The Sliven province contains four municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009.
Sliven is situated in the Sliven Valley at the foothills of the unique rock massif "Sinite Kamani" (The Blue Rocks) in the Balkan Mountains, very close to mineral springs. The town is famous for its clean fresh air, clean water sources, mild winters and cool summers.
Sliven is thought to be one of the oldest settlements in Europe. Thracians, Romans, Slavs, and Ancient Greeks have all lived in the region. The first Roman settlement on this place, Tuida (3rd century BC), was a famous trade centre. Sliven was mentioned as a big town for the first time in 1153 by the Arab traveler Muhammad al-Idrisi.
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 204,887 of which 22.3% are inhabitants over 60 years old.
Total population (2011 census): 197 473
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 173 206 persons:
A further 24,000 persons in Sliven Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Sliven Province
42°41′N 26°21′E / 42.683°N 26.350°E
Sliven Province (Bulgarian: Област Сливен, former name Sliven okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Sliven. It has a territory of 3,544.1 km2 (1,368.4 sq mi) that is divided into four municipalities, with a total population, as of December 2009, of 204,887.
The Sliven province contains four municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009.
Sliven is situated in the Sliven Valley at the foothills of the unique rock massif "Sinite Kamani" (The Blue Rocks) in the Balkan Mountains, very close to mineral springs. The town is famous for its clean fresh air, clean water sources, mild winters and cool summers.
Sliven is thought to be one of the oldest settlements in Europe. Thracians, Romans, Slavs, and Ancient Greeks have all lived in the region. The first Roman settlement on this place, Tuida (3rd century BC), was a famous trade centre. Sliven was mentioned as a big town for the first time in 1153 by the Arab traveler Muhammad al-Idrisi.
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 204,887 of which 22.3% are inhabitants over 60 years old.
Total population (2011 census): 197 473
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 173 206 persons:
A further 24,000 persons in Sliven Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
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