Silistra Province is a province

Provinces of Bulgaria

Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...

 of Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, named after its main city - Silistra

Silistra

Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha...

. It is divided into 7 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659 inhabitants.

Silistra Province is a traditionally agricultural province, mainly because of its fertile soil. The province is known for its pelican

Pelican

A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....

s and apricot brandy.

Besides the administrative centre, other municipalities are Alfatar

Alfatar

Alfatar is a town in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in about 18 km away to the south from the town of Silistra. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Alfatar Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,714 inhabitants.The Alfatar Peninsula...

, Dulovo

Dulovo, Bulgaria

Dulovo is a town in Silistra Province in northeastern Bulgaria, the historical region of Southern Dobruja. As the administrative centre of the homonymous Dulovo Municipality, it is the third largest town in the province after Silistra and Tutrakan...

, Glavinitsa

Glavinitsa

Glavinitsa is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Glavinitsa Municipality, which lies in the southwestern part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja...

, Kaynardzha

Kaynardzha

Kaynardzha is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Kaynardzha Municipality, which lies in the easternmost part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja, close to the Romanian border.The village is famous for...

, Sitovo

Sitovo, Silistra Province

Sitovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Sitovo Municipality, which lies in the central part of Silistra Province, 25 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Silistra, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja...

, and Tutrakan

Tutrakan

Tutrakan is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of the homonymous municipality, part of Silistra Province. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian town of Olteniţa , in the very west of Southern Dobruja, 58 km east of Rousse and 62 km...

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Municipalities

The Silistra Province contains 7 municipalities . The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.

Municipality	Cyrillic	Pop.	Town/Village	Pop.
Alfatar Alfatar Municipality Alfatar Municipality is a small municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 15 km south of Danube river...	Алфатар	3,324	Alfatar Alfatar Alfatar is a town in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in about 18 km away to the south from the town of Silistra. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Alfatar Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,714 inhabitants.The Alfatar Peninsula...	1,714
Glavinitsa Glavinitsa Municipality Glavinitsa Municipality is a municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region...	Главиница	12,610	Glavinitsa Glavinitsa Glavinitsa is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Glavinitsa Municipality, which lies in the southwestern part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja...	1,928
Dulovo Dulovo Municipality Dulovo Municipality is a municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 25 km south of Danube river...	Дулово	28,860	Dulovo Dulovo, Bulgaria Dulovo is a town in Silistra Province in northeastern Bulgaria, the historical region of Southern Dobruja. As the administrative centre of the homonymous Dulovo Municipality, it is the third largest town in the province after Silistra and Tutrakan...	6,621
Kaynardzha Kaynardzha Municipality Kaynardzha Municipality is a municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, bounded on the north with Romania. The Danube river is about 25 km away to the north through the Romanian territory...	Кайнарджа	5,250	Kaynardzha Kaynardzha Kaynardzha is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Kaynardzha Municipality, which lies in the easternmost part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja, close to the Romanian border.The village is famous for...	783
Silistra Silistra Municipality Silistra Municipality is a municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river, in the Danubian Plain, bounded by Romania to the northeast and north beyond the river...	Силистра	54,885	Silistra Silistra Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha...	37,837
Sitovo Sitovo Municipality Sitovo Municipality is a small municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region...	Ситово	5,810	Sitovo Sitovo, Silistra Province Sitovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Sitovo Municipality, which lies in the central part of Silistra Province, 25 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Silistra, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja...	847
Tutrakan Tutrakan Municipality Tutrakan Municipality is a municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain...	Тутракан	16,920	Tutrakan Tutrakan Tutrakan is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of the homonymous municipality, part of Silistra Province. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian town of Olteniţa , in the very west of Southern Dobruja, 58 km east of Rousse and 62 km...	9,476

Demography

The Silistra province had a population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 142,000 according to a 2001 census

Census

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, of which were male

Male

Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...

 and were female

Female

Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...

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As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 127,659 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Religion

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:

Census 2001
religious adherence	population	%
Orthodox Christians	83,969	59.13%
Muslim Muslim A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable... s	54,174	38.15%
Roman Catholics	196	0.14%
Protestants Protestantism Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...	303	0.21%
Other	553	0.39%
Religion not mentioned	2,805	1.98%
total	142,000	100%