# 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 km$^2$ (2,991.6 sq mi) that is divided into 13 municipalities. It has a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants.

## 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.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop. | Town/Village | Pop. |
| 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

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. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 422,319 of which 21.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.

### Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Burgas Province (2011 census) :
| Ethnic group | Ethnic group | Percentage | Percentage |
| Bulgarians | Bulgarians | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| Turks | Turks | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Romani | Romani | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| others and indefinable | others and indefinable | 1.2% | 1.2% |
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):
* 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:
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