Montana Province
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Montana Province Област Монтана |
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| Province | |
 Location of Montana Province in Bulgaria |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Montana |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ivaylo Petrov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,635.5 km2 (1,403.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Census February 2011) | |
| • Total | 148,098 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | M |
Coordinates: 43°36′N 23°11′E / 43.600°N 23.183°E
Montana Province (Bulgarian: Област Монтана, transliterated: Oblast Montana) is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It spreads its area between the Danube river and Balkan mountain. As of February 2011, the province has a population of 148,098 inhabitants, on territory of 3,635.5 km². It was named after its administrative centre the city of Montana.
The Montana province (Област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and in Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population as of 2011.
The Montana province had a population of 148,098 according to a 2011 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 155,899 of which 30.5% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
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