Western Armenian, Bulgarian, (Minority) Eastern Armenian, Russian
Related ethnic groups
Armenian diaspora
All figures from [1]
Armenians in Bulgaria (Armenian: Հայերը Բուլղարիայում, romanized: Hayery Bulghariayum; Bulgarian: Арменци в България, romanized: Armentsi v Bulgariya) are the fifth largest minority, after Russians, in the country, numbering 6,552 according to the 2011 census,[2] down from 10,832 in 2001, while Armenian organizations estimate up to 80,000.[3] Armenians have lived in the Balkans (including the territory of modern Bulgaria) since no later than the 5th century, when they moved there as part of the Byzantine cavalry. Since then, the Armenians have had a continuous presence in Bulgarian lands and have often played an important part in the history of Bulgaria from early Medieval times until the present.
The main centres of the Armenian community in the country are the major cities Plovdiv (3,140 Armenians in Plovdiv Province in 2001), Varna (2,240 in Varna Province), Sofia (1,672) and Burgas (904 in Burgas Province).
The traditional language of the community is Western Armenian, though since education during the Communist period in Bulgaria was in Eastern Armenian, many are also fluent in the latter dialect. Bulgarian, being the official language, is spoken fluently by almost all Armenians in the country.
^"01.03.2001 TO POPULATION BY DISTRICT AND ETHNIC GROUP". Sofia: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA. NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE. 2001. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
^"Население по местоживеене, възраст и етническа група" (in Bulgarian). National Statistical Institute. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
^"Website of the Armenian community in Bulgaria" (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
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