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 |