Pernik Province

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: Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: Ethnic groups in the province according to 2001 census: 145 642 Bulgarians (97.2%), 3 035 Roma (Gypsy) (2%) and 1155 others and unspecified (0.8%). Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province. Pernik is the major manufacturing centre, one of the largest in the country...