Plovdiv Province

It includes pairts o the Upper Thracie Plain, the Rhodopes, Sredna Gora, the Sub-Balkan valleys an Stara Planina, includin its heichest peak Botev (2, 376m). The main rivers in the province are Maritsa, Stryama, Pyasachnik. Thare are numerous dams, the maist important o which is Pyasachnik. Mineral springs are abundant, thare are several major spa resorts- Hisarya, Narechen, Banya an minor spas at Klisura, Asenovgrad, Kuklen, Rosino, Krasnovo, Stoletovo an ithers. Thare are mony naitural laundmerks, especially in the Central Balkan National Park, includin the spectacular watterfaw Raysko Praskalo, the heichest in the Balkans.

The Plovdiv province (Област, oblast) contains 18 municipalities^[5] (singular: община, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). The follaein table shows the names o each municipality in Inglis an Cyrillic, the main toun or veelage (touns are shawn in bauld), an the population o each as o December 2009.

The province's caipital is the ceety o lovdiv, ither touns include Karlovo, Sopot, Klisura, Kalofer, Hisarya, Saedinenie, Rakovski, Brezovo, Stamboliyski, Krichim, Perushtitsa, Sadovo, Parvomay, Asenovgrad, Laki, Katunica, Yiagodovo.

The Plovdiv province haed a population o 715,904 (715,816 an aw gien) accordin tae a 2001 census, o which 7001484000000000000♠48.4% wur male an 7001516000000000000♠51.6% wur female.^[10]As o the end o 2009, the population o the province, annooncit bi the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 701,684^[2] o which 7001241000000000000♠24.1% are indwallers aged ower 60 years.^[11]

The follaein table represents the chynge o the population in the province efter Warld War II:

Releegion

Releegious adherence in the province accordin tae 2001 census:^[12]

The economy o the province is o great importance. The agricultural production is intensive an efficient wi heich levels o irrigation. The major crops are fruit (aiples, ploums, peirs, cherries), grapes, melons an watermelons, vegetables (tomataes, peppers, carrots, cabbitch, potatoes), wheat, rice, baurley an others. The industry is verra well developed: ferrous metallurgy near Plovdiv; thriving electronics industry in Plovdiv, Saedinenie, Voivodinovo, Radinovo an ither villages in the aurie; agricultural machinery (tractors) in Karlovo, wappen an military plants in Sopot, Karlovo, Plovdiv; chemical industry in Plovdiv, Asenovgrad; fuid industry is developed awmaist awplace, maist notably in Plovdiv an Asenovgrad (wines). Tourism is a growin industry wi the rich cultural heritage o the province an the mony mineral springs which are o internaitional importance.

• Provinces o Bulgarie
• Leet o veelages in Plovdiv Province