Kardzhali Oblast

Basic data
Region:	Southern Bulgaria
Administrative headquarters:	Kardzhali
Surface:	3,209 km²
Residents:	151,113 (2017)
Population density:	47.1 inhabitants per km²
NUTS: BG code:	BG425
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Municipalities in Kardzhali Oblast (= Kardzhali District): 1 = Ardino (Ардино); 2 = Jebel (Джебел); 3 = Kardzhali (Кърджали); 4 = kirkovo (Кирково); 5 = Krumovgrad (Крумовград); 6 = Momchilgrad (Момчилград); 7 = Tschernootschene (Черноочене)

The Kardzhali Oblast ( Bulgarian Област Кърджали , Turkish Kırcaali ili ) is an administrative unit in southern Bulgaria . The largest city in the region is Kardzhali of the same name . The oblast borders in the east on the Oblast Haskowo , in the west on the Oblast Smoljan , in the north on the Oblast Plovdiv and in the south on Greece .

population

In the Oblast (district) of Kardzhali 151,113 people live in an area of 3209 km².

Kardzhali Oblast is the most strongly Islamic region in Bulgaria ; According to the religious denomination, 76.2% are Muslims and 23.5% are Orthodox Christians . Ethnically, 66.2% describe themselves as Turks , 30.2% as Bulgarians and 3.6% as members of other groups.