Vratsa Province
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Vratsa Province Област Враца |
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| Province | |
 Location of Vratsa Province in Bulgaria |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Vratsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,619.7 km2 (1,397.6 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011 ) | |
| • Total | 186 848 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | BP |
Coordinates: 43°31′N 23°36′E / 43.517°N 23.600°E
Vratsa Province (Bulgarian: Област Враца Oblast Vraca, former name Vraca okrug) is a Bulgarian province located in the northwestern part of the country, between Danube river in the north and Stara Planina mountain in the south. It is named after its main town - Vratsa. As of December 2009, the province has a population of 196,829 inhabitants, on territory of 3,619.7 km².
The Vratsa Province contains ten municipalities (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). 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.
The Vratsa province had a population of 243,036 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 196,829 of which 27.2% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
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