Pernik Oblast

Pernik Oblast (province) is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.

Demographics
Pernik Oblast 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:

Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:

Ethnic groups
Ethnic groups in the province according to 2001 census: 145 642 Bulgarians (97.2%), 3 035 Roma (Gypsy) (2.0%) and 1155 others and unspecified (0.8%).

Economy
Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province. Pernik is the major manufacturing centre, one of the largest in the country with the "Stomana" steel complex; heavy machinery (mining and industrial equipment); building materials and textiles being the most important. There is an enormous plant for heavy machinery in Radomir which produces excavators and industrial equipment, but is currently not working at full capacity.