Burgas Oblast
Област Бургас | |
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Oblast (Province) | |
![]() Church of St. John the Baptist in Nessebar | |
Location of Burgas Oblast in Bulgaria | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Oblast Capital | Burgas |
Municipalities | Aytos, Burgas, Kameno, Karnobat, Malko Tarnovo, Nesebar, Pomorie ObshtinaPomorie, Primorsko, Ruen, Sozopol, Sredets, Sungurlare, Tsarevo |
Government | |
• Governor | Konstantin Grebenarov |
Area | |
• Total |
7,748.1 km2 (2,991.6 sq mi) |
Burgas Oblast (province) (Bulgarian: Област Бургас - Oblast Burgas, former name Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, including southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is bounded on the south by Turkey. The province is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the city of Burgas - the fourth biggest town in the country. It is the largest province by area, embracing a territory of 7,748.1 km²[1] that is divided into 13 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants.[2][3][4]
![]() Lake Mandrensko near Burgas ![]() Old houses in Malko Tarnovo, Strandzha region ![]() View of Sozopol ![]() Church of St John the Baptist (11th century) in Nessebar |
Obshtinas (Communes)[]

The Obshtinas of Burgas Oblast
Burgas Oblast contains 13 Obshtinas (communes) (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each Obshtina in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of 2009.
Obshtina | Cyrillic | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village | Pop.[3][5][6][7] |
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Aytos | Айтос | 30,450 | Aytos | 21,067 |
Burgas | Бургас | 206,343 | Burgas | 193,765 |
Kameno | Камено | 12,395 | Kameno | 4,848 |
Karnobat | Карнобат | 26,576 | Karnobat | 18,480 |
Malko Tarnovo | Малко Търново | 3,807 | Malko Tarnovo | 2,449 |
Nesebar | Несебър | 25,311 | Nesebar | 11,626 |
Pomorie | Поморие | 27,557 | Pomorie | 13,569 |
Primorsko | Приморско | 7,332 | Primorsko | 3,340 |
Ruen | Руен | 28,217 | Ruen | 2,282 |
Sozopol | Созопол | 15,578 | Sozopol | 5,410 |
Sredets | Средец | 16,261 | Sredets | 9,238 |
Sungurlare | Сунгурларе | 13,079 | Sungurlare | 3,416 |
Tsarevo | Царево | 9,413 | Tsarevo | 5,884 |
Demography[]
Burgas Oblast had a population of 423,608 (423,547 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 49% were male and 51% were female.[8] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 422,319[2] of which 21.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[9]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
Burgas Oblast | |||||||||||
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Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 317,156 | 352,812 | 387,252 | 420,268 | 449,237 | 440,372 | 423,608 | 418,750 | 420,095 | 422,319 | 409,018 |
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[2] „Census 2001“,[3] „Census 2011“,[4] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? |
Religion[]
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[10]
Census 2001 | ||
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religious adherence | population | % |
Orthodox Christians | 339,653 | 80.19% |
Muslims | 64,568 | 15.24% |
Roman Catholics | 452 | 0.11% |
Protestants | 2,339 | 0.55% |
Other | 1,937 | 0.46% |
Religion not mentioned | 14,598 | 3.45% |
total | 423,547 | 100% |
Towns and villages[]
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo).
Aytos Obshtina[]
Aytos, Cherna Mogila, Chernograd, Chukarka, Dryankovets, Karageorgievo, Karanovo, Lyaskovo, Malka polyana, Maglen, Peshtersko, Pirne, Polyanovo, Raklinovo, Sadievo, Topolitsa, Zetyovo
Burgas Obshtina[]
Balgarovo, Banevo, Bratovo, Bryastovets, Burgas, Cherno more Dimchevo, Draganovo, Izvorishte, Marinka, Mirolyubovo, Ravnets, Rudnik, Tvarditsa, Vetren
Kameno Obshtina[]
Kameno, Krastina, Livada, Konstantinovo, Polski izvor, Rusokastro, Svoboda, Troyanovo, Trastikovo, Cherni vrah Vinarsko, Vratitsa, Zhelyazovo
Karnobat Obshtina[]
Asparuhovo, Cherkovo, Detelina, Devetak, Devetintsi, Dobrinovo, Dragantsi, Dragovo, Ekzarh Antimovo, Glumche, Hadzhiite, Iskra, Karnobat, Klikach, Kozare, Krumovo gradishte, Krushovo, Madrino, Nevestino, Ognen, Raklitsa, San-Stefano, Sigmen, Sokolovo, Sarnevo, Smolnik, Tserkovski, Venets, Zheleznik, Zhitosvyat, Zimen
Malko Tarnovo Obshtina[]
Bliznak, Brashlyan, Byala voda, Evrenozovo, Gramatikovo, Kalovo, Malko Tarnovo, Mladezhko, Slivarovo, Stoilovo Vizitsa, Zabernovo, Zvezdets
Nesebar Obshtina[]
Banya, Emona, Gyulyovtsa, Koznitsa, Kosharitsa, Nesebar, Obzor, Orizare, Panitsovo, Priseltsi, Rakovskovo, Ravda, Sveti Vlas, Tankovo
Pomorie Obshtina[]
Aheloy, Belodol, Aleksandrovo, Bata, Dabnik, Gaberovo, Goritsa, Galabets, Kableshkovo, Kamenar, Kozichino, Kosovets, Laka, Medovo, Pomorie, Poroy, Stratsin
Primorsko Obshtina[]
Kiten, Novo Panicharevo, Pismenovo, Primorsko, Veselie, Yasna polyana,
Ruen municipality[]
Bilka, Cheresha, Dobra polyana, Dobromir, Dropla, Daskotna, Dyulya, Kamenyak, Karavelyovo, Listets, Lyulyakovo, Pripek, Mrezhichko, Podgorets, Preobrazhentsi, Planinitsa, Prosenik, Rechitsa, Razboyna, Razhitsa, Rozhden, Rudina, Ruen, Rupcha, Shivarovo, Skalak, Snezha, Snyagovo, Sokolets, Sredna mahala, Struya, Sini rid, Topchiysko, Tranak, Vishna, Vresovo, Yabalchevo, Yasenovo, Zaimchevo, Zaychar, Zvezda
Sozopol Obshtina[]
Atiya, Chernomorets, Gabar, Indzhe voyvoda, Izvor, Krushevets, Prisad, Ravadinovo, Ravna gora, Rosen, Sozopol, Varshilo, Zidarovo
Sredets Obshtina[]
Belevren, Belila, Bistrets, Bogdanovo, Debelt, Dolno Yabalkovo, Draka, Drachevo, Dyulevo, Fakiya, Golyamo Bukovo, Gorno Yabalkovo, Granitets, Granichar, Sredets, Kirovo, Kubadin, Momina tsarkva, Malina, Orlintsi, Prohod, Panchevo, Radoynovo, Rosenovo, Svetlina, Sinyo kamene, Slivovo, Suhodol, Trakiytsi, Varovnik, Zagortsi, Zornitsa,
Sungurlare Obshtina[]
Balabanchevo, Beronovo, Bosilkovo, Chernitsa, Chubra, Dabovitsa Gorovo, Esen, Grozden, Kamensko, Kamchiya, Klimash, Kosten, Lozarevo, Lozitsa, Manolich, Pchelin, Podvis, Prilep, Sadovo, Skala, Slavyantsi, Sungurlare, Terziysko, Valchin, Vedrovo, Velislav, Vezenkovo, Zavet
Tsarevo Obshtina[]
Ahtopol, Brodilovo, Balgari, Fazanovo, Izgrev, Kondolovo, Kosti, Lozenets, Rezovo, Sinemorets, Tsarevo, Varvara, Velika
See also[]
- Oblasts of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Burgas Province
References[]
- ^ Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
- ^ a b c d Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ a b c d „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ a b c „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
- ^ (Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
External links[]
- Burgas Municipality official website
- Burgas Province - Municipalities, ZIP and phone codes, population, maps, hotels
- Port of Burgas
- Region of Burgas
- News from Burgas
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