Burgas Province (Bulgarian: Област Бургас, romanized: Oblast Burgas, formerly the Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, including 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, embracing a territory of 7,748.1 km2 (2,991.6 sq mi)[1] that is divided into 13 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants.[3][4][2]
Burgas Province
Област Бургас | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 42°30′N 27°15′E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Burgas |
Municipalities | 13 |
Government | |
• Governor | Vulcho Cholakov |
Area | |
• Total | 7,748.07 km2 (2,991.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (February 2011)[2] | |
• Total | 409,018 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | A |
Website | www |
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.
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 |
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[3] 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 | 415,817 |
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[3] „Census 2001“,[4] „Census 2011“,[2] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? |
Ethnic groups in Burgas Province (2011 census) | ||||
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Ethnic group | Percentage | |||
Bulgarians | 80.5% | |||
Turks | 13.3% | |||
Romani | 5.0% | |||
others and indefinable | 1.2% |
Total population (2011 census): 415,817[10]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[11]
Identified themselves: 370 544 persons:
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):[12]
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[13]
Census 2001 | ||
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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% |
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, Cherna Mogila, Chernograd, Chukarka, Dryankovets, Karageorgievo, Karanovo, Lyaskovo, Malka Polyana, Maglen, Peshtersko, Pirne, Polyanovo, Raklinovo, Sadievo, Topolitsa, Zetyovo
Balgarovo, Banevo, Bratovo, Bryastovets, Burgas, Cherno More, Dimchevo, Draganovo, Izvorishte, Marinka, Mirolyubovo, Ravnets, Rudnik, Tvarditsa, Vetren
Kameno, Krastina, Livada, Konstantinovo, Polski Izvor, Rusokastro, Svoboda, Troyanovo, Trastikovo, Cherni Vrah Vinarsko, Vratitsa, Zhelyazovo
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
Bliznak, Brashlyan, Byala voda, Evrenozovo, Gramatikovo, Kalovo, Malko Tarnovo, Mladezhko, Slivarovo, Stoilovo Vizitsa, Zabernovo, Zvezdets
Banya, Emona, Gyulyovtsa, Koznitsa, Kosharitsa, Nesebar, Obzor, Orizare, Panitsovo, Priseltsi, Rakovskovo, Ravda, Sunny beach, Sveti Vlas, Tankovo
Aheloy, Belodol, Aleksandrovo, Bata, Dabnik, Gaberovo, Goritsa, Galabets, Kableshkovo, Kamenar, Kozichino, Kosovets, Laka, Medovo, Pomorie, Poroy, Stratsin
Kiten, Novo Panicharevo, Pismenovo, Primorsko, Veselie, Yasna polyana,
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
Atia, Chernomorets, Gabar, Indzhe voyvoda, Izvor, Krushevets, Prisad, Ravadinovo, Ravna gora, Rosen, Sozopol, Varshilo, Zidarovo
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,
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
Ahtopol, Brodilovo, Balgari, Fazanovo, Izgrev, Kondolovo, Kosti, Lozenets, Rezovo, Sinemorets, Tsarevo, Varvara, Velika
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