Burgas Province
Coordinates: 42°30′N 27°15′E / 42.5°N 27.25°E
| Burgas Province Област Бургас |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Burgas |
| Municipalities | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Konstantin Grebenarov |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 7,748.1 km2 (2,991.6 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 409,018 |
| • Density | 52.8/km2 (136.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | A AA (since 2008) |
| Website | www.bsregion.org |
Burgas 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]
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[edit] Municipalities
The Burgas province (oбласт, oblast) contains 13 municipalities (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). 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.
| Municipality | 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 |
[edit] Demography
The 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.[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 Province | |||||||||||
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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“,?? | |||||||||||
[edit] 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% |
[edit] 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).
[edit] Aytos municipality
Aytos, Cherna Mogila, Chernograd, Chukarka, Dryankovets, Karageorgievo, Karanovo, Lyaskovo, Malka polyana, Maglen, Peshtersko, Pirne, Polyanovo, Raklinovo, Sadievo, Topolitsa, Zetyovo
[edit] Burgas municipality
Balgarovo, Banevo, Bratovo, Bryastovets, Burgas, Cherno more Dimchevo, Draganovo, Izvorishte, Marinka, Mirolyubovo, Ravnets, Rudnik, Tvarditsa, Vetren
[edit] Kameno municipality
Kameno, Krastina, Livada, Konstantinovo, Polski izvor, Rusokastro, Svoboda, Troyanovo, Trastikovo, Cherni vrah Vinarsko, Vratitsa, Zhelyazovo
[edit] Karnobat municipality
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
[edit] Malko Tarnovo municipality
Bliznak, Brashlyan, Byala voda, Evrenozovo, Gramatikovo, Kalovo, Malko Tarnovo, Mladezhko, Slivarovo, Stoilovo Vizitsa, Zabernovo, Zvezdets
[edit] Nesebar municipality
Banya, Emona, Gyulyovtsa, Koznitsa, Kosharitsa, Nesebar, Obzor, Orizare, Panitsovo, Priseltsi, Rakovskovo, Ravda, Sveti Vlas, Tankovo
[edit] Pomorie municipality
Aheloy, Belodol, Aleksandrovo, Bata, Dabnik, Gaberovo, Goritsa, Galabets, Kableshkovo, Kamenar, Kozichino, Kosovets, Laka, Medovo, Pomorie, Poroy, Stratsin
[edit] Primorsko municipality
Kiten, Novo Panicharevo, Pismenovo, Primorsko, Veselie, Yasna polyana,
[edit] 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
[edit] Sozopol municipality
Atiya, Chernomorets, Gabar, Indzhe voyvoda, Izvor, Krushevets, Prisad, Ravadinovo, Ravna gora, Rosen, Sozopol, Varshilo, Zidarovo
[edit] Sredets municipality
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,
[edit] Sungurlare municipality
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
[edit] Tsarevo municipality
Ahtopol, Brodilovo, Balgari, Fazanovo, Izgrev, Kondolovo, Kosti, Lozenets, Rezovo, Sinemorets, Tsarevo, Varvara, Velika
[edit] See also
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Burgas Province
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
- ^ a b c d e 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
[edit] 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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