Vidin Province

oblast of Bulgaria

43°48′N 22°41′E / 43.800°N 22.683°E / 43.800; 22.683

Vidin Province
Област Видин
Location of Vidin Province in Bulgaria
Location of Vidin Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalVidin
Municipalities11
Area
 • Total3,032.9 km2 (1,171.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 [1][2][3])
 • Total101,018
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License plateBH

Vidin Province is a province in Bulgaria. The capital city is also named Vidin.

The Danube forms the border with Romania. Magura Cave, with its cave painting from 10,000 BC, is in the province.

Municipalities

The Vidin Province has 11 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.

MunicipalityPop.[1][2][3]Town/VillagePop.[2][4][5][6]
Belogradchik7,045Belogradchik5,334
Boynitsa1,717Boynitsa595
Bregovo6,168Bregovo2,592
Vidin66,126Vidin49,471
Gramada2,384Gramada1,647
Dimovo7,175Dimovo1,211
Kula4,958Kula3,287
Makresh1,938Makresh473
Novo Selo3,381Novo Selo1,144
Ruzhintsi4,890Ruzhintsi915
Chuprene2,285Chuprene576

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