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Vidin

Vidin is located in the northwestern part of the Danubian Plain. Its population in 2001 was 57,395. Vidin is located approximately 200 kilometers away from Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. Its location makes it easily accessible and determines its importance for the national and the European transport networks. Two European transport corridors cross the municipality: No. 4 - Kraiova (Romania) - Vidin - Sofia - Koulata; and No. 7 along the Danube. The city of Vidin will the location for the construction of a second bridge on the Danube River in its Bulgarian section. Public sector employment is concentrated in the following: education, healthcare and transport and communications. Private sector employment is concentrated in the following industries: processing, and transport and communications. The Large Urban Zone of Vidin covers the territory of the entire municipality (LAU1) with a population of 68,164.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2001	57,395						353	1991	85,974
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2001	-2%						218
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	17%						297	2001	20%	1:1.19
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	4%						273	2001	3%	1:0.76
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment
Average price per m2 for a house
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	91%						305	2001	94%	1:1.02
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	14						229	2001	16	1:1.15
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2001	12.27						250
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2001	24%						308	2001	26%	1:1.09
Unemployment rate - female	2001	25%						307	2001	27%	1:1.09
Employment rate	2001	63%						273
Activity rate	2001	77%						307	2001	74%	1:0.96
GDP per head (€)	2001	€1,434						296	2001	€129	1:0.09
Median disposable annual household income(€)
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	43%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	52						234	2001	45	1:0.87
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2001	0						221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2001	0						201
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2001	0.35						217
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2001	85%						177
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2001	3						177
Population density (residents per km2)	2001	1,105						272	2001	115	1:0.10
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car
Average time of journey to work (mins.)

SUB CITY LEVEL

4 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 14349		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4
Percentage of households that are 1-person households
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)