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Pernik Province

Pernik Province
Област Перник
Province
Location of Pernik Province in Bulgaria
Location of Pernik Province in Bulgaria
Country Bulgaria
Capital Pernik
Municipalities 6
Government
 • Governor Ivo Petrov
Area
 • Total 2,390.5 km2 (923.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 133,530
 • Density 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
License plate PK

Coordinates: 42°35′N 23°0′E / 42.583°N 23.000°E / 42.583; 23.000

Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.

Pernik province had a population of 133,750 according to the 2011 census, of which 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.

The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:

Total population (2011 census): 133 530

Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 125 422 persons:

Ethnic groups in the province according to 2001 census:

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:

Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province. Pernik is the major manufacturing centre, one of the largest in the country with the "Stomana" steel complex; heavy machinery (mining and industrial equipment); building materials and textiles being the most important. There is an enormous plant for heavy machinery in Radomir which produces excavators and industrial equipment, but is currently not working at full capacity.


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