Burgas Province

Province in southeastern Bulgaria

Province in Bulgaria

Burgas Province

Област Бургас

Province

Sunny Beach

Flag

Location of Burgas Province in Bulgaria

Coordinates: 42°30′N 27°15′E﻿ / ﻿42.500°N 27.250°E﻿ / 42.500; 27.250
Country| Bulgaria
Capital| Burgas
Municipalities| 13
Government

• Governor| Vulcho Cholakov
Area

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• Total

| 7,748.07 km2 (2,991.55 sq mi)
Elevation

| 84 m (276 ft)
Population

(December 2022)[2]

• Total

| 378,596
• Density| 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code| BG-02
License plate| A
Website| www.bsregion.org

Burgas (Bulgarian: Област Бургас, romanized: Oblast Burgas, formerly the Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. 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, with a territory of 7,748.1 km2 (2,991.6 sq mi)[1] that is divided into 13 municipalities. It has a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants.[3][4][2]

The building of the Burgas Province administration Lake Mandrensko near Burgas Old houses in Malko Tarnovo, Strandzha region View of Sozopol Church of St John the Baptist (11th century) in Nessebar

## Municipalities

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Burgas Province (област, oblast) contains 13 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of 2009.

The municipalities of Burgas Province Municipality  | Cyrillic  | Pop.[3][4][2] | Town/Village  | Pop.[4][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

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1946| 317,156| —
1956| 352,812| +11.2%
1965| 387,252| +9.8%
1975| 420,268| +8.5%
1985| 449,237| +6.9%
1992| 441,085| −1.8%
2001| 423,547| −4.0%
2011| 415,817| −1.8%
2021| 380,286| −8.5%
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[8]

Burgas Province had a population of 423,608 (423,547 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 49% were male and 51% were female.[9] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 422,319[3] of which 21.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[10]

### Ethnic groups

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Ethnic groups in Burgas Province (2011 census)

Ethnic group |  | Percentage
Bulgarians |

| 80.5%
Turks |

| 13.3%
Romani |

| 5.0%
others and indefinable |

| 1.2%

Total population (2011 census): 415,817[11]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[12]

Identified themselves: 370,544 persons:

* Bulgarians: 298,128 (80.46%)
* Turks: 49,354 (13.32%)
* Romani: 18,424 (4.97%)
* Others and indefinable: 4,638 (1.25%)

A further 45,000 persons in Burgas Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Ethnic groups according to the 2001 census, when 423 547 people of the population of 423,608 of Burgas Province identified themselves (with percentage of total population):[13]

* Bulgarians: 338,625
* Turks: 58,636
* Romani: 19,439
* Russians: 1 107
* Armenians: 904
* Vlachs (Aromanians, Romanians, Romanian-speaking Boyash): 623
* Ukrainians: 185
* Greeks: 125

### Religion

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Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[14]

Census 2001

religious adherence | population | %
Orthodox Christians | 339,653  | 80.19%
Muslims | 64,568  | 15.24%
Protestants | 2,339  | 0.55%
Roman Catholics | 452  | 0.11%
Other  | 1,937  | 0.46%
Religion not mentioned  | 14,598  | 3.45%
total | 423,547 | 100%

## Towns and villages

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The place names in bold have the status of town (Bulgarian: град, romanized: grad). Other localities have the status of village (Bulgarian: село, romanized: selo).

### Aytos Municipality

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Aytos, Cherna Mogila, Chernograd, Chukarka, Dryankovets, Karageorgievo, Karanovo, Lyaskovo, Malka Polyana, Maglen, Peshtersko, Pirne, Polyanovo, Raklinovo, Sadievo, Topolitsa, Zetyovo

### Burgas Municipality

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Balgarovo, Banevo, Bratovo, Bryastovets, Burgas, Cherno More, Dimchevo, Draganovo, Izvorishte, Marinka, Mirolyubovo, Ravnets, Rudnik, Tvarditsa, Vetren

### Kameno Municipality

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Kameno, Krastina, Livada, Konstantinovo, Polski Izvor, Rusokastro, Svoboda, Troyanovo, Trastikovo, Cherni Vrah, Vinarsko, Vratitsa, Zhelyazovo

### Karnobat Municipality

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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 Municipality

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Bliznak, Brashlyan, Byala voda, Evrenozovo, Gramatikovo, Kalovo, Malko Tarnovo, Mladezhko, Slivarovo, Stoilovo, Vizitsa, Zabernovo, Zvezdets

### Nesebar Municipality

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Banya, Emona, Gyulyovtsa, Koznitsa, Kosharitsa, Nesebar, Obzor, Orizare, Panitsovo, Priseltsi, Rakovskovo, Ravda, Sunny beach, Sveti Vlas, Tankovo

### Pomorie Municipality

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Aheloy, Belodol, Aleksandrovo, Bata, Dabnik, Gaberovo, Goritsa, Galabets, Kableshkovo, Kamenar, Kozichino, Kosovets, Laka, Medovo, Pomorie, Poroy, Stratsin

### Primorsko Municipality

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Kiten, Novo Panicharevo, Pismenovo, Primorsko, Veselie, Yasna polyana,

### Ruen Municipality

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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 Municipality

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Atia, Chernomorets, Gabar, Indzhe voyvoda, Izvor, Krushevets, Prisad, Ravadinovo, Ravna gora, Rosen, Sozopol, Varshilo, Zidarovo

### Sredets Municipality

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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 Municipality

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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 Municipality

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Ahtopol, Arapya, Brodilovo, Balgari, Fazanovo, Izgrev, Kondolovo, Kosti, Lozenets, Rezovo, Sinemorets, Tsarevo, Varvara, Velika

## See also

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* List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
* List of villages in Burgas Province
* Municipalities of Bulgaria
* Provinces of Bulgaria

## References

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1. ^ a b Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c pop-stat.mashke.org
3. ^ a b c Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ a b c „WorldCityPopulation“
5. ^ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
7. ^ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009
8. ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria". 2024-04-03.
9. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex Archived 2019-03-22 at the Wayback Machine from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ "Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
11. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute Archived September 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
12. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)
13. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
14. ^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine

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