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 Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 that is divided into 13 municipalities. It has a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 „WorldCityPopulation“pop-stat.mashke.org
Municipalities 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. Town/Village Pop.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 „pop-stat.mashke.org“Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009 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
Burgas Province had a population of 423,608 (423,547 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which were male and were female. Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 422,319 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 415,817 Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute Ethnic groups (2011 census):Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
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): Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
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 Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
Census 2001 religious adherence population % Orthodox Christians 339,65380.19% Muslims 64,56815.24% Protestants 2,3390.55% Roman Catholics 452 0.11% Other 1,9370.46% Religion not mentioned 14,5983.45% total 423,547 100%
Towns and villages
The place names in bold have the status of town (). Other localities have the status of village ().
Aytos Municipality Aytos, Cherna Mogila, Chernograd, Chukarka, Dryankovets, Karageorgievo, Karanovo, Lyaskovo, Malka Polyana, Maglen, Peshtersko, Pirne, Polyanovo, Raklinovo, Sadievo, Topolitsa, Zetyovo
Burgas Municipality Balgarovo, Banevo, Bratovo, Bryastovets, Burgas, Cherno More, Dimchevo, Draganovo, Izvorishte, Marinka, Mirolyubovo, Ravnets, Rudnik, Tvarditsa, Vetren
Kameno Municipality Kameno, Krastina, Livada, Konstantinovo, Polski Izvor, Rusokastro, Svoboda, Troyanovo, Trastikovo, Cherni Vrah, Vinarsko, Vratitsa, Zhelyazovo
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
Malko Tarnovo Municipality Bliznak, Brashlyan, Byala voda, Evrenozovo, Gramatikovo, Kalovo, Malko Tarnovo, Mladezhko, Slivarovo, Stoilovo, Vizitsa, Zabernovo, Zvezdets
Nesebar Municipality Banya, Emona, Gyulyovtsa, Koznitsa, Kosharitsa, Nesebar, Obzor, Orizare, Panitsovo, Priseltsi, Rakovskovo, Ravda, Sunny beach, Sveti Vlas, Tankovo
Pomorie Municipality Aheloy, Belodol, Aleksandrovo, Bata, Dabnik, Gaberovo, Goritsa, Galabets, Kableshkovo, Kamenar, Kozichino, Kosovets, Laka, Medovo, Pomorie, Poroy, Stratsin
Primorsko Municipality 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 Municipality Atia, Chernomorets, Gabar, Indzhe voyvoda, Izvor, Krushevets, Prisad, Ravadinovo, Ravna gora, Rosen, Sozopol, Varshilo, Zidarovo
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,
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
Tsarevo Municipality Ahtopol, Arapya, Brodilovo, Balgari, Fazanovo, Izgrev, Kondolovo, Kosti, Lozenets, Rezovo, Sinemorets, Tsarevo, Varvara, Velika
See also List of cities and towns in Bulgaria List of villages in Burgas Province Municipalities of Bulgaria Provinces of Bulgaria
References
External links
Burgas Province - Municipalities, postal and phone codes, population, maps, hotels Port of Burgas Region of Burgas News from Burgas