In 2019, the growth of GDP in Targovishte district slowed down, leaving the district to lag even further behind the national average. Targovishte is the district with the weakest performance for 2020 as regards the labor market indicators. A huge challenge for the labor market in the district is the deteriorating educational structure of the workforce. The FTA acquisition expenditures and FDI are relatively stable, although they stand significantly below the national average. The quality of the road surfaces is good. Local taxes in the district are low. The self-assessments of the local administrations on e-government development and the provision of one-stop-shop services are improving.
The degree of urbanization in the district has not changed significantly in recent years, remaining among the lowest in the country. Targovishte is among the districts with the lowest coverage of the education system. Student performance continues to be unsatisfactory. Access to GPs in the district is very limited. Morbidity, measured by the number of people treated in the local general hospitals, is relatively high. Criminal judges in the district are among the least busy in the country, but this does not greatly benefit the speed of delivery of justice. The crime rate is relatively low and detection is high. Cinemas and museums in the area have been particularly hard hit by the pandemic-induced restrictions on cultural events.
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In 2019, the growth of GDP in Targovishte district slowed down, leaving the district to lag even further behind the national average. GDP per capita reached 10,500 BGN, compared to 17,200 BGN in the country. However, incomes and salaries grew relatively fast, although they also remained relatively low. In 2019, the annual gross salary of employed people was 12,000 BGN, against 15,200 BGN in the country, and the income per household member was 4,600 BGN, versus 6,000 BGN nationally. Although a relatively small share of the population lives with material deprivation – 17.7%, compared to 19.9% in the country, the share of those living below the poverty line remains high – 30.2%, versus 22.6% nationally in 2019.
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (2019) |
10470.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Average annual income per household member (2019) |
4576.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 19 years
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Average annual gross salary (2019) |
12035.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 17 years
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Relative share of population living in material deprivation (2019) |
17.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 2 years
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Relative share of people living below the country’s poverty line (2019) |
30.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 2 years
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Targovishte is the district with the worst performance as regards the labor market indicators for 2020. Economic activity shrank dramatically to 67.4%, compared to 73.7% in the country. This decline was accompanied by falling employment and rising unemployment. The employment rate went down to 56.5%, compared to 68.5% in the country, and the unemployment rate went up to 10.9%, versus 5.2% countrywide. A huge challenge for the labor market in the district is the deteriorating educational structure of the workforce. The share of the population aged 25–64 with primary or lower education has been increasing in recent years and in 2020 it was the highest in the country – 38.3%, compared to the national average of 16.9%. The share of university graduates decreased to 15.8%, against 29.2% nationally. The population replacement rate as a ratio of those aged 15–19 to the 60–64 age group has gone up to 69.8%, compared to 67.1% in the country. This means that for every 100 people who are about to leave the labor market in the next few years, there will be 70 young people joining the work force.
Unemployment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2020) |
10.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Demographic replacement rate (2020) |
69.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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Employment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2020) |
56.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with tertiary education (2020) |
15.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with primary or lower education (2020) |
38.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Economic activity rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2020) |
67.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Due to the markedly industrial profile of the local economy and the significant role played by big business, Targovishte has a relatively small number of enterprises – 37 per 1,000 people in 2019, with an upward trend. Despite the steady growth, production value in the district remains low – 16,500 BGN per capita, compared to the national average of 28,000 BGN. At the same time, however, FTA acquisition expenditures in the district have reached 2,236 BGN/person, compared to 3,155 BGN/person in the country. FDI amounts to 2,760 EUR/person, against 3,655 EUR/person nationally. Utilization of European funds in the district remains low. By 15 June 2021, payments made in the district to beneficiaries of EU operational programs amounted to 1,321 BGN/person, compared to 2,217 BGN/person nationally, and there is not a single municipality in the district that has managed to reach the national average.
Number of non-financial companies per 1,000 people (2019) |
37.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Expenditures for acquisition of fixed tangible assets per capita (2019) |
2236.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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EU funds (for municipalities) per capita (2021) |
1321.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises per capita (cumulative) (2019) |
2760.00 EUR >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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The density of the railway network remained relatively low in 2020. The average density of the road network was generally above the country’s average, but the share of highways and first-class roads was relatively low – 14.7%, compared to the national average of 18.5%. Nevertheless, the quality of road surfaces was among the best in the country. In 2019, 60.8% of the roads in the district were in good condition, compared to only 41.4% in the country. There has been a significant improvement in the population’s access to the internet, which within the past two years has exceeded the national average, reaching 82.4% in 2020, compared to 78.9% in the country. For its part, the share of households connected to a gas supply is twice as high as the national average – 6.2%, versus 3.1% in the country.
Road network density (2020) |
20.40 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Railway network density (2020) |
2.80 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Relative share of motorways and first class roads (2020) |
14.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Relative share of households with Internet access (2020) |
82.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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Relative share of people (aged 16 to 74) that have used Internet in the past 12 months (2018) |
40.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Share of roads in good condition (2019) |
60.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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Local taxes in the municipalities of Targovishte district again remained at relatively low levels in 2020. None of the monitored taxes was higher than the respective national average. Relatively the lowest tax rates were those on the immovable non-residential property of legal entities and on taxi transportation.
Immovable property tax for legal entities (2021) |
1.83‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Vehicle tax (commercial and passenger vehicles, 74 kW to 110 kW) (2021) |
1.52 leva/kW >
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Statistical data in the past 2 years
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Annual license tax for retailers (up to 100 sq.m. of retail space - for most favourable location of the site) (2021) |
9.07 leva/sq.m >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Annual waste collection charge for properties of legal entities (2018) |
7.04‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 7 years
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Local tax on the sale of immovable property (2021) |
2.62‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Average annual taxi service patent tax (2021) |
231.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 5 years
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The cadastral map of the district already covers 95.3% of the territory. The municipalities’ average self-assessments on the development of e-government and the provision of one-stop shop services went up in 2021 to reach figures above the respective national averages. However, the AIP active transparency rating of the local administrations went down, though still remaining above the country’s average. In 2021, the highest rating was achieved by the city municipality of Targovishte, and the lowest rating was given to Opaka municipality.
Share of territory included in cadastral map (2019) |
95.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 17 years
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Level of development of local government e-services (2021) |
3.62/5 >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Level of development of one-stop shop services (2021) |
3.43/5 >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Transparency rating (2021) |
76.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Local Integrity System Index (2016) |
3.02/5.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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In 2020, there was visible deterioration in the natural population growth and the net migration rates. The natural population growth dropped to –12.5‰, compared to –9.5‰ nationally. The net migration rate went up in almost the entire country and for the first time in a number of districts it reached a positive value. Targovishte district was no exception, though its migration rate remained relatively low – 4.5‰. The population ageing rate has been on the increase but remains close to the national average. In 2020, the population replacement rate as a ratio of the population aged 65+ to those aged 0–14 was 151.6%, compared to 150.6% in the country, and to those aged 15–64 it was 34.8%, against 34.1% in the country. The degree of urbanization in the district has not changed significantly in recent years and remains among the lowest in the country – 54.2% in Targovishte, compared to 72.9% in the country. Population density in the urban settlements is also relatively low – 1,069 persons/sq. km, compared to 1,506 people for the country on average.
Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 0-15 (2020) |
151.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 15-64 (2020) |
34.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Share of urban population (2020) |
54.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Population density (calculated based on populated areas and other urban areas) (2020) |
1069.00people/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Natural growth rate (2020) |
-12.50‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Net migration rate (2020) |
4.50‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Targovishte is among the districts with the lowest coverage of the education system. In 2020, the net enrolment in 5th–8th grade was the second lowest in the country, after that in Dobrich district, and it even deteriorated compared to the previous year, with 75.7%, against 86.5% nationally. The shares of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary education have been on the decrease but remain higher than in the country as a whole. The proportion of teachers is 101 per 1,000 students, compared to 87 teachers per 1,000 students on average. Students’ results, however, remained unsatisfactory in 2021. The average score in the external examination in mathematics after 7th grade was 34.5 points, versus 37.9 points on in the country. The average grade in the State matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature was 3.96, compared to 4.21 in the country, and the share of “fail” grades (below 3.00) was 8%, against 7% nationally.
Students in colleges and universities 1000 people (2020) |
0.00 students >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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Net enrolment rate of the population (grades 5th through 8th) (2020) |
75.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 3 years
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Relative share of repeaters (2020) |
0.61% >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Share of dropouts from primary and secondary education (2019) |
2.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Percent of failed students at state matriculation exams (2021) |
8.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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Average grades at state matriculation exams (2021) |
3.96 >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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Teachers in primary and secondary education per 1000 pupils (2020) |
101.00 teachers >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with tertiary education (2014) |
17.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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After Kardzhali district, Targovishte is the district with the most difficult access to GPs, with an average of 2,402 people per doctor in 2020, compared to 1,727 people per doctor nationally. The index of access to specialist physicians also has an unfavorable value. For seven years in a row, the number of beds in the district’s general hospitals has been gradually increasing and in 2020 it drew nearer to the national average, with 5.39 beds per 1,000 persons, compared to 5.52 beds per 1,000 people in the country. The health system coverage in the district has decreased and 86.9% of people have health insurance, compared to the national average of 88.7%. Population morbidity, measured by the number of hospitalizations, is relatively high – 164 people per 1,000 persons on average have been treated in the local general hospitals, compared to the national average of 138 per 1,000 persons. Infant mortality, however, went down in 2020 and at 3.8‰ fell below the national average of 5.1‰.
Number of people per general practitioner (2020) |
2402.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Number of people per doctor of a leading medical specialty (2018) |
524.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Health insured persons as share of the population (2020) |
86.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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Number of beds in Multi-profile Hospitals for AMT per 1 000 people (2020) |
5.39 >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Cases of hospitalization in Multi-profile AMT Hospitals per 1 000 people (2020) |
164.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 2 years
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Infant mortality rate (2020) |
3.80‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 17 years
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Criminal judges in the district are among the least busy in the country, preceded in this category only by those in Smolyan, but this has little effect on the speed of delivery of justice. One criminal judge heard an average of 4.3 cases per month, compared to an average of 8.6 cases per judge in the country. The relative share of criminal cases closed within 3 months was 92%, against 90% nationally, and pending cases made up 9%, against 11% countrywide. The crime rate in Targovishte is relatively low and the detection rate is high. The crimes against the person and property registered in 2020 amounted to 8.9 per 1,000 persons, compared to 9.9 per 1,000 persons nationally. The detection rate was among the highest in the country, after that in Gabrovo – 70.6%, against 52.1% nationally.
Share of criminal cases closed in the first 3 months (2020) |
92.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Share of pending criminal cases (2020) |
8.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Actual workload of penal judges (2020) |
4.30 cases/judge/month >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Crimes against the person and property per 1000 people (2020) |
8.90 >
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Statistical data in the past 17 years
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Clearance rate for crimes against the person and property, registered throughout the year (2020) |
70.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 17 years
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Carbon emissions in Targovishte district have remained relatively low in recent years. In 2019, the amounts of carbon dioxide emissions reached 87t/100 sq. km. Households have been generating relatively small volumes of waste – 302 kg/person per year, compared to the national average of 409 kg/person. The share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling increased from 8.6% in 2017 to 68.3% in 2018, when the national average was 70.9%. Little change and even a worsening trend have been registered in the share of households connected to a public sewerage network – a bare 54.1% in 2019, compared to 76.4% in the country. Only 44.3% of the sewerage networks are connected to a wastewater treatment plant, which is considerably below the national average of 64.6%.
Household waste generated per capita of serviced population (2018) |
302.00 кг./човек >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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Share of the population living in settlements with public sewerage systems, connected to WWTP (2019) |
44.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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Share of population living in settlements with public sewerage systems (2019) |
54.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Emissions of carbon dioxide per sq. km. of the territory (2019) |
87.50 tonnes/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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The pandemic and the countrywide limitations on visits to public places in 2020 have had a powerful negative impact on cultural life in the district. Cinemas and museums were particularly hard hit. Cinema visits dropped by 94% to 12 per 1,000 persons, compared to a reduction by 71% and 190 per 1,000 persons nationally. Museum visits decreased by 72% to 49 per 1,000 persons, compared to 322 per 1,000 persons in the country. The fall in the numbers of library visits is less drastic, as they remained nearly twice the national average – 863 per 1,000 persons, against 480 per 1,000 persons in the country.
Number of visits to cinemas per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2020) |
12.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Number of visits to theatres per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2019) |
625.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Number of visits to museums per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2020) |
49.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Number of visits to libraries per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2020) |
863.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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