| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,000–3,000,[1] possibly 6,000[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Western Rhodopes, as well as Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Sofia provinces and in Sofia proper[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Aromanian (native), Bulgarian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Aromanians |
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The Aromanians in Bulgaria (Aromanian: armãnji or rrãmãnji; Bulgarian: Арумъни), commonly known as "Vlachs" (Bulgarian: Власи) and under several other names, are a non-recognized ethnic minority in the country. There are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 Aromanians in Bulgaria,[1] although estimates coming from Bulgarian Aromanians themselves raise this number to 6,000.[2] They live in the Western Rhodopes, the Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Sofia provinces and in the city of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria itself. More precisely, the Aromanians of Bulgaria are concentrated in the villages of Anton and Dorkovo and on the cities and towns of Blagoevgrad, Dupnitsa, Peshtera, Rakitovo, Samokov, Sofia and Velingrad, as well as on parts of the aforementioned provinces located in the Balkan Mountains.[1] Some also live on the towns of Bratsigovo and Pirdop and on the cities of Plovdiv and Pazardjik, as well as on the Rila mountain range.[2]
- ^ a b c d Constantin, Marin (2014). "The ethno-cultural belongingness of Aromanians, Vlachs, Catholics, and Lipovans/Old Believers in Romania and Bulgaria (1990–2012)" (PDF). Revista Română de Sociologie. 25 (3–4): 255–285. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Kyurkchiev, Nikolai (2006). "The Aromânians: an ethnos and language with a 2000-year history". International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 2006 (179): 115–129. doi:10.1515/IJSL.2006.029. S2CID 144939846.