Burgas Region

Burgas Province ( bg, Област Бургас, translit=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 Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
that is divided into 13 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009

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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.

Population

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
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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.

The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:

Ethnic groups

Total population (2011 census): 415,817

Ethnic groups (2011 census):
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
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*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

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

See also

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

References

External links

Burgas Municipality official websiteBurgas Province - Municipalities, postal and phone codes, population, maps, hotelsPort of BurgasRegion of BurgasNews from Burgas

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