| Haskovo | |
| Native Name: | Област Хасково |
| Native Name Lang: | bul |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Haskovo |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 11 |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Stanislav Dechev |
| Area Total Km2: | 5,533.29 |
| Population Total: | 207,439 |
| Population As Of: | December 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | License plate |
| Blank Info Sec1: | X |
| Website: | hs.government.bg |
Haskovo Province (Bulgarian: Област Хасково - Oblast Haskovo, former name Haskovo okrug, Turkish: Hasköy) is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the city of Haskovo. The province has a territory of [1] that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population,, of 256,408 inhabitants.[2] [3] [4]
The Haskovo province (Област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities[5] (singular: община, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). 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 .
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop. | Town/Village | Pop.[6] [7] [8] [9] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrovgrad | Димитровград | 56,882 | Dimitrovgrad | 39,510 | |
| Harmanli | Харманли | 25,711 | Harmanli | 18,557 | |
| Haskovo | Хасково | 96,499 | Haskovo | 77,050 | |
| Ivaylovgrad | Ивайловград | 6,761 | Ivaylovgrad | 3,756 | |
| Lyubimets | Любимец | 10,400 | Lyubimets | 7,670 | |
| Madzharovo | Маджарово | 1,800 | Madzharovo | 590 | |
| Mineralni Bani | Минерални бани | 6,542 | Mineralni Bani | 1,303 | |
| Simeonovgrad | Симеоновград | 9,371 | Simeonovgrad | 7,049 | |
| Stambolovo | Стамболово | 6,122 | Stambolovo | 609 | |
| Svilengrad | Свиленград | 24,142 | Svilengrad | 18,132 | |
| Topolovgrad | Тополовград | 12,178 | Topolovgrad | 5,730 |
The Haskovo had a population of 277,483 (277,478 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which were male and were female.[10] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 256,408 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[11]
Total population (2011 census): 246,238[12]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[13] Identified themselves: 227,382 persons:
180,541 (79.40%)
28,444 (12.50%)
15,889 (6.99%)
A further 20,000 persons in Haskovo Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[14]
| Census 2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| religious adherence | population | % | |
| Orthodox Christians | 227,593 | 82.03% | |
| Muslims | 33,780 | 12.17% | |
| Protestants | 1,846 | 0.67% | |
| Roman Catholics | 426 | 0.15% | |
| Other | 1,833 | 0.66% | |
| Religion not mentioned | 12,000 | 4.32% | |
| total | 277,478 | 100% | |