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{{Short description|First-level administrative subdivisions of Bulgaria}} |
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| name = Provinces of Bulgaria<br />{{nobold|Oбласти на България}} |
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| category = [[Unitary state]] |
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| territory |
| territory = [[Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria]] |
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| current_number = 28 |
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| number_date = 1999 |
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| population_range |
| population_range = 101,018 ([[Vidin Province|Vidin]]) – 1,291,591 ([[Sofia City Province|Sofia City]]) |
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| area_range = {{Convert|1,348.90|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Sofia City Province|Sofia City]])– {{Convert|7,748.07|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Burgas Province|Burgas]]) |
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| government |
| government = Province government, [[Government of Bulgaria|National government]] |
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| subdivision = [[Municipalities of Bulgaria|Municipality]] |
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⚫ | Since 1999, [[Bulgaria]] has been divided into 28 provinces ({{lang-bg|области}} – ''oblasti;'' singular: област – ''[[oblast]]''; also translated as "regions") which correspond approximately to the 28 districts (in |
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⚫ | Since 1999, [[Bulgaria]] has been divided into 28 provinces ({{lang-bg|области|links=no}} – ''oblasti;'' singular: {{lang|bg|област}} – ''[[oblast]]''; also translated as "regions") which correspond approximately to the 28 districts (in {{lang-bg|links=no|окръг}} – ''[[okrug|okrǎg]]'', plural: {{lang|bg|окръзи}} – ''okrǎzi''), that existed before 1987. |
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⚫ | [[Sofia]] – the capital city of Bulgaria and the largest settlement in the country |
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⚫ | [[Sofia]] – the capital city of Bulgaria and the largest settlement in the country – is the administrative centre of both [[Sofia Province]] and [[Sofia City Province]] (Sofia-[[Grad (toponymy)|grad]]). The capital is included (together with three other cities plus 34 villages) in [[Sofia Capital Municipality]] (over 90% of whose population lives in Sofia), which is the sole municipality comprising Sofia City province. |
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== Terminology == |
== Terminology == |
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⚫ | The provinces do not have official names – legally (in the President's decree on their constitution), they are not named but only described as "oblast with administrative centre [Noun]" |
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⚫ | The provinces do not have official names – legally (in the President's decree on their constitution{{what?|date=May 2023}}), they are not named but only described as "oblast with administrative centre [Noun]" – together with a list of the constituting municipalities. In Bulgaria they are usually called "[Adjective] Oblast"; occasionally they are referred to as "Oblast [Noun]" and rarely as "oblast with administrative centre [Noun]". |
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The Bulgarian term "област" (''oblast'') is preferably translated into English as "province", in order to avoid disambiguation and distinguish from the former unit called "окръг" (''okrag'', translated as "district") and the term "регион" (always translated as "region"). At any rate, "district" and "region" are sometimes still used to name these contemporary 28 units. |
The Bulgarian term "област" (''oblast'') is preferably translated into English as "province", in order to avoid disambiguation and distinguish from the former unit called "окръг" (''okrag'', translated as "district") and the term "регион" (always translated as "region"). At any rate, "district" and "region" are sometimes still used to name these contemporary 28 units. |
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* "region": "28 '''regions''' (en) / région (fr) / oblast (bg)" – in ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-3 (2011-12-13, corrected 2011-12-15) |
* "region": "28 '''regions''' (en) / région (fr) / oblast (bg)" – in ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-3 (2011-12-13, corrected 2011-12-15) |
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* "district": "The territory of the South Central Region encompasses five '''districts''' – Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Haskovo, and Kyrdzhali." – in a website of the European Commission.<ref>{{ |
* "district": "The territory of the South Central Region encompasses five '''districts''' – Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Haskovo, and Kyrdzhali." – in a website of the European Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Central Planning Region |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/regional-innovation/monitor/base-profile/yugozapadna-i-yuzhna-tsentralna-bulgaria/south-central-planning-region |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013075738/http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/regional-innovation/monitor/base-profile/yugozapadna-i-yuzhna-tsentralna-bulgaria/south-central-planning-region |archive-date=2014-10-13 |access-date=2014-10-07 |website=European Commission}}</ref> |
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== Provinces == |
== Provinces == |
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#CDCDCD" align="center"| <span style="font-size:125%;">'''Provinces of Bulgaria'''</span> |
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#CDCDCD" align="center"| <span style="font-size:125%;">'''Provinces of Bulgaria'''</span> |
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!width="120px"| Province |
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!width="100px"| [[Population]] <small>(Census |
!width="100px"| [[Population]] <small>(Census 2011)<ref name="census2011">{{Cite web |last= |title=Bulgaria: Major Cities |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/bulgaria/cities/ |access-date= |website=citypopulation.de |via=}}</ref></small> |
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!width="100px"| [[Population]] <small>(Census |
!width="100px"| [[Population]] <small>(Census 2021)<ref name="census2011" /></small> |
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!width="120px"| [[Population growth]] <small>( |
!width="120px"| [[Population growth|Change]] <small>(2011/2021)<ref name="census2011" /></small> |
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!width="100px"| [[Land area]] (km |
!width="100px"| [[Land|Land area]] (km<sup>2</sup>) |
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!width="120px"| [[Population density]] (/km |
!width="120px"| [[Population density]] (/km<sup>2</sup>) |
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!width="120px"| [[Municipalities of Bulgaria|Municipalities]] |
!width="120px"| [[Municipalities of Bulgaria|Municipalities]] |
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!width="120px"| Planning<br>Region |
!width="120px"| Planning<br>Region |
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|align="left"| [[Blagoevgrad Province|Blagoevgrad]] || |
|align="left"| [[Blagoevgrad Province|Blagoevgrad]] || 323,552 <td> 292,227 </td><td> -9.7% </td><td> 6,449.47 </td>|| 45.31 <td> 14 </td>|| South Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Burgas Province|Burgas]] || |
|align="left"| [[Burgas Province|Burgas]] || 415,817 <td> 380,286 </td><td> -8.5% </td><td> 7,748.07 </td>|| 49.08 <td> 13 </td>|| South Eastern</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Dobrich Province|Dobrich]] || |
|align="left"| [[Dobrich Province|Dobrich]] || 189,677 <td> 150,146 </td><td> -20.8% </td><td> 4,719.71 </td>|| 31.81 <td> 8 </td>|| North Eastern</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Gabrovo Province|Gabrovo]] || |
|align="left"| [[Gabrovo Province|Gabrovo]] || 122,702 <td> 98,387 </td><td> -19.8% </td><td> 2,023.01 </td>|| 48.63 <td> 4 </td>|| North Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Haskovo Province|Haskovo]] || |
|align="left"| [[Haskovo Province|Haskovo]] || 246,238 <td> 211,565 </td><td> -14.1% </td><td> 5,533.29 </td>|| 38.23 <td> 11 </td>|| South Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Kardzhali Province|Kardzhali]] || |
|align="left"| [[Kardzhali Province|Kardzhali]] || 152,808 <td> 141,177 </td><td> -7.6% </td><td> 3,209.11 </td>|| 43.99 <td> 7 </td>|| South Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Kyustendil Province|Kyustendil]] || |
|align="left"| [[Kyustendil Province|Kyustendil]] || 136,686 <td> 111,736 </td><td> -18.3% </td><td> 3,051.52 </td>|| 36.61 <td> 9 </td>|| South Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Lovech Province|Lovech]] || |
|align="left"| [[Lovech Province|Lovech]] || 141,422 <td> 116,394 </td><td> -17.7% </td><td> 4,128.76 </td>|| 28.19 <td> 8 </td>|| North Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Montana Province|Montana]] || |
|align="left"| [[Montana Province|Montana]] || 148,098 <td> 119,950 </td><td> -19.0% </td><td> 3,635.38 </td>|| 32.99 <td> 11 </td>|| North Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Pazardzhik Province|Pazardzhik]] || |
|align="left"| [[Pazardzhik Province|Pazardzhik]] || 275,548 <td> 229,814 </td><td> -16.6% </td><td> 4,456.92 </td>|| 51.56 <td> 12 </td>|| South Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Pernik Province|Pernik]] || |
|align="left"| [[Pernik Province|Pernik]] || 133,530 <td> 114,162 </td><td> -14.5% </td><td> 2,394.22 </td>|| 47.68 <td> 6 </td>|| South Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Pleven Province|Pleven]] || |
|align="left"| [[Pleven Province|Pleven]] || 269,752 <td> 226,120 </td><td> -16.2% </td><td> 4,653.32 </td>|| 48.59 <td> 11 </td>|| North Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Plovdiv Province|Plovdiv]] || |
|align="left"| [[Plovdiv Province|Plovdiv]] || 683,027 <td> 634,497 </td><td> -7.1% </td><td> 5,972.89 </td>|| 106.22 <td> 18 </td>|| South Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Razgrad Province|Razgrad]] || |
|align="left"| [[Razgrad Province|Razgrad]] || 125,190 <td> 103,223 </td><td> -17.5% </td><td> 2,639.74 </td>|| 39.10 <td> 7 </td>|| North Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Ruse Province|Ruse]] || |
|align="left"| [[Ruse Province|Ruse]] || 235,252 <td> 193,483 </td><td> -17.8% </td><td> 2,803.36 </td>|| 69.01 <td> 8 </td>|| North Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Shumen Province|Shumen]] || |
|align="left"| [[Shumen Province|Shumen]] || 180,528 <td> 151,465 </td><td> -16.1% </td><td> 3,389.68 </td>|| 44.68 <td> 10 </td>|| North Eastern</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Silistra Province|Silistra]] || |
|align="left"| [[Silistra Province|Silistra]] || 119,474 <td> 97,770 </td><td> -18.2% </td><td> 2,846.29 </td>|| 34.34 <td> 7 </td>|| North Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Sliven Province|Sliven]] || |
|align="left"| [[Sliven Province|Sliven]] || 197,473 <td> 172,690 </td><td> -12.6% </td><td> 3,544.07 </td>|| 48.72 <td> 4 </td>|| South Eastern</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Smolyan Province|Smolyan]] || |
|align="left"| [[Smolyan Province|Smolyan]] || 121,752 <td> 96,284 </td><td> -20.9% </td><td> 3,192.85 </td>|| 30.15 <td> 10 </td>|| South Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Sofia City Province|Sofia City]] || 1, |
|align="left"| [[Sofia City Province|Sofia City]] || 1,291,591 <td> 1,274,290 </td><td> -1.3% </td><td> 1,348.90 </td>|| 944.68 <td> 1 </td>|| South Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Sofia Province]] || 247,489 <td> 231,989 </td><td> -6.3% </td><td> 7,062.33 </td>|| 32.84 <td> 22 </td>|| South Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Stara Zagora Province|Stara Zagora]] || |
|align="left"| [[Stara Zagora Province|Stara Zagora]] || 333,265 <td> 296,507 </td><td> -11.0% </td><td> 5,151.12 </td>|| 57.56 <td> 11 </td>|| South Eastern</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Targovishte Province|Targovishte]] || |
|align="left"| [[Targovishte Province|Targovishte]] || 120,818 <td> 98,144 </td><td> -18.8% </td><td> 2,558.53 </td>|| 38.35 <td> 5 </td>|| North Eastern</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Varna Province|Varna]] || |
|align="left"| [[Varna Province|Varna]] || 475,074 <td> 432,198 </td><td> -9.0% </td><td> 3,819.47 </td>|| 113.15 <td> 12 </td>|| North Eastern</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Veliko Tarnovo Province|Veliko Tarnovo]] || |
|align="left"| [[Veliko Tarnovo Province|Veliko Tarnovo]] || 258,494 <td> 207,371 </td><td> -19.8% </td><td> 4,661.57 </td>|| 44.48 <td> 10 </td>|| North Central</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Vidin Province|Vidin]] || |
|align="left"| [[Vidin Province|Vidin]] || 101,018 <td> 75,408 </td><td> -25.4% </td><td> 3,032.88 </td>|| 24.86 <td> 11 </td>|| North Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Vratsa Province|Vratsa]] || |
|align="left"| [[Vratsa Province|Vratsa]] || 186,848 <td> 152,813 </td><td> -18.2% </td><td> 3,619.77 </td>|| 42.21 <td> 10 </td>|| North Western</tr> |
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|align="left"| [[Yambol Province|Yambol]] || |
|align="left"| [[Yambol Province|Yambol]] || 131,447 <td> 109,693 </td><td> -16.5% </td><td> 3,355.48 </td>|| 32.69 <td> 5 </td>|| South Eastern</tr> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:Oblasti de Bulgarie 1987-1999.png|thumbnail|300px|Provinces (with ex-districts) in |
[[File:Oblasti de Bulgarie 1987-1999.png|thumbnail|300px|Provinces (with ex-districts) in 1987–1999]] |
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[[File:Oblasti 1987-1998 by Plamen Tsvetkov.png|thumb|right|300px|Provinces of Bulgaria from 1987 to 1998]] |
[[File:Oblasti 1987-1998 by Plamen Tsvetkov.png|thumb|right|300px|Provinces of Bulgaria from 1987 to 1998]] |
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In 1987, the then-existing 28 districts were transformed into 9 large units (in Bulgarian called [[oblast]]s |
In 1987, the then-existing 28 districts ([[okrug|okrags]]) were transformed into 9 large units (in Bulgarian called [[oblast]]s – ''provinces''), which survived until 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgaria – Government Structure |url=http://countrystudies.us/bulgaria/47.htm |access-date=15 October 2017 |website=countrystudies.us}}</ref> |
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The 9 large provinces are listed below, along with the pre-1987 districts (post-1999 small provinces) comprising them. |
The 9 large provinces are listed below, along with the pre-1987 districts (post-1999 small provinces) comprising them. |
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! 1987–1998<br/>oblasts !! Comprising former districts (future provinces)</tr> |
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| Burgas || Burgas, Sliven, Yambol</tr> |
| Burgas || Burgas, Sliven, Yambol</tr> |
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| Haskovo || Haskovo, Kardzhali, Stara Zagora</tr> |
| Haskovo || Haskovo, Kardzhali, Stara Zagora</tr> |
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On 1 January 1999, the old districts were restored, but the designation |
On 1 January 1999, the old districts were restored with some modifications, but the designation "oblast" ("province") was kept. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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**[[List of villages in Bulgaria]] |
**[[List of villages in Bulgaria]] |
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**[[Municipalities of Bulgaria]] |
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*[[List of Bulgarian constituencies|Constituencies of Bulgaria]], which are based on the provinces |
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*[[ISO 3166-2:BG]] |
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*[[List of Bulgarian provinces by GDP]] |
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*[[:fr:Liste des gouverneurs des provinces bulgares|Liste des gouverneurs des provinces bulgares]] {{in lang|fr}} |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 11:37, 27 June 2024
Provinces of Bulgaria Oбласти на България | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Republic of Bulgaria |
Number | 28 (as of 1999) |
Populations | 101,018 (Vidin) – 1,291,591 (Sofia City) |
Areas | 1,348.90 km2 (520.81 sq mi) (Sofia City)– 7,748.07 km2 (2,991.55 sq mi) (Burgas) |
Government |
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Subdivisions |
The provinces of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: области на България, romanized: oblasti na Bǎlgariya) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country.
Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces (Bulgarian: области – oblasti; singular: област – oblast; also translated as "regions") which correspond approximately to the 28 districts (in Bulgarian: окръг – okrǎg, plural: окръзи – okrǎzi), that existed before 1987.
The provinces are further subdivided into 265 municipalities (singular: община – obshtina, plural: общини – obshtini).
Sofia – the capital city of Bulgaria and the largest settlement in the country – is the administrative centre of both Sofia Province and Sofia City Province (Sofia-grad). The capital is included (together with three other cities plus 34 villages) in Sofia Capital Municipality (over 90% of whose population lives in Sofia), which is the sole municipality comprising Sofia City province.
Terminology
The provinces do not have official names – legally (in the President's decree on their constitution[clarification needed]), they are not named but only described as "oblast with administrative centre [Noun]" – together with a list of the constituting municipalities. In Bulgaria they are usually called "[Adjective] Oblast"; occasionally they are referred to as "Oblast [Noun]" and rarely as "oblast with administrative centre [Noun]".
The Bulgarian term "област" (oblast) is preferably translated into English as "province", in order to avoid disambiguation and distinguish from the former unit called "окръг" (okrag, translated as "district") and the term "регион" (always translated as "region"). At any rate, "district" and "region" are sometimes still used to name these contemporary 28 units.
- "region": "28 regions (en) / région (fr) / oblast (bg)" – in ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-3 (2011-12-13, corrected 2011-12-15)
- "district": "The territory of the South Central Region encompasses five districts – Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Haskovo, and Kyrdzhali." – in a website of the European Commission.[1]
Provinces
Province | Population (Census 2011)[2] | Population (Census 2021)[2] | Change (2011/2021)[2] | Land area (km2) | Population density (/km2) | Municipalities | Planning Region |
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Blagoevgrad | 323,552 | 292,227 | -9.7% | 6,449.47 | 45.31 | 14 | South Western |
Burgas | 415,817 | 380,286 | -8.5% | 7,748.07 | 49.08 | 13 | South Eastern |
Dobrich | 189,677 | 150,146 | -20.8% | 4,719.71 | 31.81 | 8 | North Eastern |
Gabrovo | 122,702 | 98,387 | -19.8% | 2,023.01 | 48.63 | 4 | North Central |
Haskovo | 246,238 | 211,565 | -14.1% | 5,533.29 | 38.23 | 11 | South Central |
Kardzhali | 152,808 | 141,177 | -7.6% | 3,209.11 | 43.99 | 7 | South Central |
Kyustendil | 136,686 | 111,736 | -18.3% | 3,051.52 | 36.61 | 9 | South Western |
Lovech | 141,422 | 116,394 | -17.7% | 4,128.76 | 28.19 | 8 | North Western |
Montana | 148,098 | 119,950 | -19.0% | 3,635.38 | 32.99 | 11 | North Western |
Pazardzhik | 275,548 | 229,814 | -16.6% | 4,456.92 | 51.56 | 12 | South Central |
Pernik | 133,530 | 114,162 | -14.5% | 2,394.22 | 47.68 | 6 | South Western |
Pleven | 269,752 | 226,120 | -16.2% | 4,653.32 | 48.59 | 11 | North Western |
Plovdiv | 683,027 | 634,497 | -7.1% | 5,972.89 | 106.22 | 18 | South Central |
Razgrad | 125,190 | 103,223 | -17.5% | 2,639.74 | 39.10 | 7 | North Central |
Ruse | 235,252 | 193,483 | -17.8% | 2,803.36 | 69.01 | 8 | North Central |
Shumen | 180,528 | 151,465 | -16.1% | 3,389.68 | 44.68 | 10 | North Eastern |
Silistra | 119,474 | 97,770 | -18.2% | 2,846.29 | 34.34 | 7 | North Central |
Sliven | 197,473 | 172,690 | -12.6% | 3,544.07 | 48.72 | 4 | South Eastern |
Smolyan | 121,752 | 96,284 | -20.9% | 3,192.85 | 30.15 | 10 | South Central |
Sofia City | 1,291,591 | 1,274,290 | -1.3% | 1,348.90 | 944.68 | 1 | South Western |
Sofia Province | 247,489 | 231,989 | -6.3% | 7,062.33 | 32.84 | 22 | South Western |
Stara Zagora | 333,265 | 296,507 | -11.0% | 5,151.12 | 57.56 | 11 | South Eastern |
Targovishte | 120,818 | 98,144 | -18.8% | 2,558.53 | 38.35 | 5 | North Eastern |
Varna | 475,074 | 432,198 | -9.0% | 3,819.47 | 113.15 | 12 | North Eastern |
Veliko Tarnovo | 258,494 | 207,371 | -19.8% | 4,661.57 | 44.48 | 10 | North Central |
Vidin | 101,018 | 75,408 | -25.4% | 3,032.88 | 24.86 | 11 | North Western |
Vratsa | 186,848 | 152,813 | -18.2% | 3,619.77 | 42.21 | 10 | North Western |
Yambol | 131,447 | 109,693 | -16.5% | 3,355.48 | 32.69 | 5 | South Eastern |
Bulgaria | 7,364,570 | 6,519,789 | -11.5% | 111,001.71 | 58.73 | 265 |
History
In 1987, the then-existing 28 districts (okrags) were transformed into 9 large units (in Bulgarian called oblasts – provinces), which survived until 1999.[3]
The 9 large provinces are listed below, along with the pre-1987 districts (post-1999 small provinces) comprising them.
1987–1998 oblasts |
Comprising former districts (future provinces) |
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Burgas | Burgas, Sliven, Yambol |
Haskovo | Haskovo, Kardzhali, Stara Zagora |
Lovech | Gabrovo, Lovech, Pleven, Veliko Tarnovo |
Montana | Montana, Vidin, Vratsa |
Plovdiv | Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan |
Razgrad | Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Targovishte |
Sofia | Sofia City |
Sofia | Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik, Sofia |
Varna | Dobrich, Shumen, Varna |
On 1 January 1999, the old districts were restored with some modifications, but the designation "oblast" ("province") was kept.
See also
- Administrative divisions below the province level:
- Constituencies of Bulgaria, which are based on the provinces
- ISO 3166-2:BG
- List of Bulgarian provinces by GDP
- Liste des gouverneurs des provinces bulgares (in French)
References
- ^ "South Central Planning Region". European Commission. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ^ a b c "Bulgaria: Major Cities". citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Bulgaria – Government Structure". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 15 October 2017.