Burgas Province

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

Burgas Province Област Бургас
Province
Sunny Beach
Flag
Location of Burgas Province in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°30′N 27°15′E
Country	Bulgaria
Capital	Burgas
Municipalities	13
Government
• Governor	Vulcho Cholakov
Area [1]
• 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

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.

The municipalities of Burgas Province

Municipality	Cyrillic	Pop.[3][4][2]	Town/Village	Pop.[4][5][6][7]
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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

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

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

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

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