Provinces o Bulgarie
Template:Politics o Bulgarie Syne 1999, Bulgarie haes been dividit intae 28 provinces (Bulgarie: области, oblasti; singular област, oblast; owerset as "region" an aa) whilk thareby correspond tae the 28 destricts (okrugs) that existit afore 1987. In 1987, durin the Communist regime o Todor Zhivkov, the destricts wur consolidatit intae nine muckler provinces (oblasts), whilk survivit till 1999.[1]
Ilka province is namit efter its caipital. In the case o Sofia Province an Sofia Caipital, Sofia is the caipital o baith, but its territory is anerlie includit in Sofia Caipital.
The provinces are further subdividit intae 264 municipalities (община, obshtina).
| Province | Population (Census 2001)[2][3] | Population (Census 2011)[2][3] | Population growth (2001/2011)[2] | Land aurie (km²) | Population density (/km²) | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blagoevgrad | 341,173 | 323,552 | -5.2% | 6,478 | 49.95 | 14 |
| Burgas | 423,547 | 415,817 | -1.8% | 7,618 | 54.58 | 13 |
| Dobrich | 215,217 | 189,677 | -11.9% | 4,700 | 40.36 | 8 |
| Gabrovo | 144,125 | 122,702 | -14.9% | 2,053 | 59.77 | 4 |
| Haskovo | 277,478 | 246,238 | -11.3% | 4,033 | 61.06 | 11 |
| Kardzhali | 164,019 | 152,808 | -6.8% | 4,032 | 37.90 | 7 |
| Kyustendil | 162,534 | 136,686 | -15.9% | 3,027 | 45.16 | 9 |
| Lovech | 169,951 | 141,422 | -16.8% | 4,134 | 34.21 | 8 |
| Montana | 182,258 | 148,098 | -18.7% | 3,595 | 41.20 | 11 |
| Pazardzhik | 310,723 | 275,548 | -11.3% | 4,393 | 62.72 | 11 |
| Pernik | 149,832 | 133,530 | -10.9% | 2,377 | 56.18 | 6 |
| Pleven | 311,985 | 269,752 | -13.5% | 4,216 | 63.98 | 11 |
| Plovdiv | 715,816 | 683,027 | -4.6% | 5,973 | 114.35 | 18 |
| Razgrad | 152,417 | 125,190 | -17.9% | 2,648 | 47.28 | 7 |
| Ruse | 266,157 | 235,252 | -11.6% | 2,616 | 89.93 | 8 |
| Shumen | 204,378 | 180,528 | -11.7% | 3,365 | 53.65 | 10 |
| Silistra | 142,000 | 119,474 | -15.9% | 2,862 | 41.74 | 7 |
| Sliven | 218,474 | 197,473 | -9.6% | 3,646 | 54.16 | 4 |
| Smolyan | 140,066 | 121,752 | -13.1% | 3,532 | 34.47 | 10 |
| Sofia (ceety) | 1,170,842 | 1,291,591 | +10.3% | 1,349 | 957.44 | 1 |
| Sofia (province) | 273,240 | 247,489 | -9.4% | 7,277 | 34.01 | 22 |
| Stara Zagora | 370,615 | 333,265 | -10.1% | 4,959 | 67.20 | 11 |
| Targovishte | 137,689 | 120,818 | -12.3% | 2,735 | 44.17 | 5 |
| Varna | 462,013 | 475,074 | +2.8% | 3,819 | 124.40 | 12 |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 293,172 | 258,494 | -11.8% | 4,684 | 55.19 | 10 |
| Vidin | 130,074 | 101,018 | -22.3% | 3,071 | 32.89 | 11 |
| Vratsa | 243,036 | 186,848 | -23.1% | 4,098 | 45.59 | 10 |
| Yambol | 156,070 | 131,447 | -15.8% | 4,209 | 31.23 | 5 |
History
[eedit | edit soorce]In 1987, the then-existin twinty-aicht destricts wur transformit intae nine muckle provinces. In 1999, the auld destricts wur restored, but the designation "province" ("oblast") wis kept. The nine muckle provinces are leetit below, alang wi the pre-1987 destricts (post-1999 provinces) comprisin them.
| 1987-1999 oblasts | Comprising |
|---|---|
| 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 |
See an aw
[eedit | edit soorce]References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ Government Structure of Bulgaria at countrystudies.us, a wabsteid affiliate wi the Library of Congress
- 1 2 3 http://www.nsi.bg/EPDOCS/Census2011final.pdf Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine Census 2011 PDF
- 1 2 http://censusresults.nsi.bg/Welcome.aspx Census 2011
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