# Municipalities of Bulgaria

The 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 265 municipalities (община, obshtina). Municipalities typically comprise multiple towns, villages and settlements and are governed by a mayor who is elected by popular majority vote for a four-year term, and a municipal council which is elected using proportional representation for a four-year term. The creation of new municipalities requires that they must be created in a territory with a population of at least 6,000 and created around a designated settlement. They must also be named after the settlement that serves as the territory's administrative center, among other criteria.
The council of a municipality is further permitted to create administrative subdivisions: mayoralties (kmetstvo), settlements (naseleno myasto), and wards or quarters (rayon). Mayoralties are overseen by elected mayors and typically comprises one or more villages or towns; they must contain a population of at least 250. Settlements are overseen by a manager appointed by the mayor of a municipality and thus have fewer responsibilities and less power than a mayoralty; they must have a population of fewer than 150. Wards are overseen by elected mayors and must include a population of at least 25,000; their creation is required in Bulgaria's three most populous municipalities.
Like municipalities themselves, mayoralties and wards are designated administrative-territorial units, as they have their own elected officials. Settlements, however, are simply designated territorial units since their leaders are appointed.

## Blagoevgrad Province

* Bansko Municipality (main town: Bansko)
* Belitsa Municipality (main town: Belitsa)
* Blagoevgrad Municipality (main town: Blagoevgrad)
* Garmen Municipality (main village: Garmen)
* Gotse Delchev Municipality (main town: Gotse Delchev)
* Hadzhidimovo Municipality (main town: Hadzhidimovo)
* Kresna Municipality (main town: Kresna)
* Petrich Municipality (main town: Petrich)
* Razlog Municipality (main town: Razlog)
* Sandanski Municipality (main town: Sandanski)
* Satovcha Municipality (main village: Satovcha)
* Simitli Municipality (main town: Simitli)
* Strumyani Municipality (main village: Strumyani)
* Yakoruda Municipality (main town: Yakoruda)

## Burgas Province

* Aytos Municipality (main town: Aytos)
* Burgas Municipality (main town: Burgas)
* Kameno Municipality (main town: Kameno)
* Karnobat Municipality (main town: Karnobat)
* Malko Tarnovo Municipality (main town: Malko Tarnovo)
* Nesebar Municipality (main town: Nesebar)
* Pomorie Municipality (main town: Pomorie)
* Primorsko Municipality (main town: Primorsko)
* Ruen Municipality (main village: Ruen)
* Sozopol Municipality (main town: Sozopol)
* Sredets Municipality (main town: Sredets)
* Sungurlare Municipality (main town: Sungurlare)
* Tsarevo Municipality (main town: Tsarevo)

## Dobrich Province

* Balchik Municipality (main town: Balchik)
* Dobrich Municipality (main town: Dobrich)
* Dobrichka Municipality (administrative town: Dobrich)
* General Toshevo Municipality (main town: General Toshevo)
* Kavarna Municipality (main town: Kavarna)
* Krushari Municipality (main village: Krushari)
* Shabla Municipality (main town: Shabla)
* Tervel Municipality (main town: Tervel)

## Gabrovo Province

* Dryanovo Municipality (main town: Dryanovo)
* Gabrovo Municipality (main town: Gabrovo)
* Sevlievo Municipality (main town: Sevlievo)
* Tryavna Municipality (main town: Tryavna)

## Haskovo Province

* Dimitrovgrad Municipality (main town: Dimitrovgrad)
* Harmanli Municipality (main town: Harmanli)
* Haskovo Municipality (main town: Haskovo)
* Ivaylovgrad Municipality (main town: Ivaylovgrad)
* Lyubimets Municipality (main town: Lyubimets)
* Madzharovo Municipality (main town: Madzharovo)
* Mineralni Bani Municipality (main village: Mineralni Bani)
* Simeonovgrad Municipality (main town: Simeonovgrad)
* Stambolovo Municipality (main village: Stambolovo)
* Svilengrad Municipality (main town: Svilengrad)
* Topolovgrad Municipality (main town: Topolovgrad)

## Kardzhali Province

* Ardino Municipality (main town: Ardino)
* Chernoochene Municipality (main village: Chernoochene)
* Dzhebel Municipality (main town: Dzhebel)
* Kardzhali Municipality (main town: Kardzhali)
* Kirkovo Municipality (main village: Kirkovo)
* Krumovgrad Municipality (main town: Krumovgrad)
* Momchilgrad Municipality (main town: Momchilgrad)

## Kyustendil Province

* Boboshevo Municipality (main town: Boboshevo)
* Bobov Dol Municipality (main town: Bobov Dol)
* Dupnitsa Municipality (main town: Dupnitsa)
* Kocherinovo Municipality (main town: Kocherinovo)
* Kyustendil Municipality (main town: Kyustendil)
* Nevestino Municipality (main village: Nevestino)
* Rila Municipality (main town: Rila)
* Sapareva Banya Municipality (main town: Sapareva Banya)
* Treklyano Municipality (main village: Treklyano)

## Lovech Province

* Apriltsi Municipality (main town: Apriltsi)
* Letnitsa Municipality (main town: Letnitsa)
* Lovech Municipality (main town: Lovech)
* Lukovit Municipality (main town: Lukovit)
* Teteven Municipality (main town: Teteven)
* Troyan Municipality (main town: Troyan)
* Ugarchin Municipality (main town: Ugarchin)
* Yablanitsa Municipality (main town: Yablanitsa)

## Montana Province

* Berkovitsa Municipality (main town: Berkovitsa)
* Boychinovtsi Municipality (main town: Boychinovtsi)
* Brusartsi Municipality (main town: Brusartsi)
* Chiprovtsi Municipality (main town: Chiprovtsi)
* Georgi Damyanovo Municipality (main village: Georgi Damyanovo)
* Lom Municipality (main town: Lom)
* Medkovets Municipality (main village: Medkovets)
* Montana Municipality (main town: Montana)
* Valchedram Municipality (main town: Valchedram)
* Varshets Municipality (main town: Varshets)
* Yakimovo Municipality (main village: Yakimovo)

## Pazardzhik Province

* Batak Municipality (main town: Batak)
* Belovo Municipality (main town: Belovo)
* Bratsigovo Municipality (main town: Bratsigovo)
* Lesichovo Municipality (main village: Lesichovo)
* Panagyurishte Municipality (main town: Panagyurishte)
* Pazardzhik Municipality (main town: Pazardzhik)
* Peshtera Municipality (main town: Peshtera)
* Rakitovo Municipality (main town: Rakitovo)
* Sarnitsa Municipality (main town: Sarnitsa)
* Septemvri Municipality (main town: Septemvri)
* Strelcha Municipality (main town: Strelcha)
* Velingrad Municipality (main town: Velingrad)

## Pernik Province

* Breznik Municipality (main town: Breznik)
* Kovachevtsi Municipality (main village: Kovachevtsi)
* Pernik Municipality (main town: Pernik)
* Radomir Municipality (main town: Radomir)
* Tran Municipality (main town: Tran)
* Zemen Municipality (main town: Zemen)

## Pleven Province

* Belene Municipality (main town: Belene)
* Cherven Bryag Municipality (main town: Cherven Bryag)
* Dolna Mitropoliya Municipality (main town: Dolna Mitropoliya)
* Dolni Dabnik Municipality (main town: Dolni Dabnik)
* Gulyantsi Municipality (main town: Gulyantsi)
* Iskar Municipality (main town: Iskar)
* Knezha Municipality (main town: Knezha)
* Levski Municipality (main town: Levski)
* Nikopol Municipality (main town: Nikopol)
* Pleven Municipality (main town: Pleven)
* Pordim Municipality (main town: Pordim)

## Plovdiv Province

* Asenovgrad Municipality (main town: Asenovgrad)
* Brezovo Municipality (main town: Brezovo)
* Hisarya Municipality (main town: Hisarya)
* Kaloyanovo Municipality (main village: Kaloyanovo)
* Karlovo Municipality (main town: Karlovo)
* Krichim Municipality (main town: Krichim)
* Kuklen Municipality (main town: Kuklen)
* Laki Municipality (main town: Laki)
* Maritsa Municipality (administrative city: Plovdiv)
* Parvomay Municipality (main town: Parvomay)
* Perushtitsa Municipality (main town: Perushtitsa)
* Plovdiv Municipality (main town: Plovdiv)
* Rakovski Municipality (main town: Rakovski)
* Rodopi Municipality (administrative town: Plovdiv)
* Sadovo Municipality (main town: Sadovo)
* Saedinenie Municipality (main town: Saedinenie)
* Sopot Municipality (main town: Sopot)
* Stamboliyski Municipality (main town: Stamboliyski)

## Razgrad Province

* Isperih Municipality (main town: Isperih)
* Kubrat Municipality (main town: Kubrat)
* Loznitsa Municipality (main town: Loznitsa)
* Razgrad Municipality (main town: Razgrad)
* Samuil Municipality (main village: Samuil)
* Tsar Kaloyan Municipality (main town: Tsar Kaloyan)
* Zavet Municipality (main town: Zavet)

## Ruse Province

* Borovo Municipality (main town: Borovo)
* Byala Municipality (main town: Byala)
* Dve Mogili Municipality (main town: Dve Mogili)
* Ivanovo Municipality (main village: Ivanovo)
* Ruse Municipality (main town: Ruse)
* Slivo Pole Municipality (main town: Slivo Pole)
* Tsenovo Municipality (main village: Tsenovo)
* Vetovo Municipality (main town: Vetovo)

## Shumen Province

* Hitrino Municipality (main village: Hitrino)
* Kaolinovo Municipality (main town: Kaolinovo)
* Kaspichan Municipality (main town: Kaspichan)
* Nikola Kozlevo Municipality (main village: Nikola Kozlevo)
* Novi Pazar Municipality (main town: Novi Pazar)
* Shumen Municipality (main town: Shumen)
* Smyadovo Municipality (main town: Smyadovo)
* Varbitsa Municipality (main town: Varbitsa)
* Veliki Preslav Municipality (main town: Veliki Preslav)
* Venets Municipality (main village: Venets)

## Silistra Province

* Alfatar Municipality (main town: Alfatar)
* Dulovo Municipality (main town: Dulovo)
* Glavinitsa Municipality (main town: Glavinitsa)
* Kaynardzha Municipality (main village: Kaynardzha)
* Silistra Municipality (main town: Silistra)
* Sitovo Municipality (main village: Sitovo)
* Tutrakan Municipality (main town: Tutrakan)

## Sliven Province

* Kotel Municipality (main town: Kotel)
* Nova Zagora Municipality (main town: Nova Zagora)
* Sliven Municipality (main town: Sliven)
* Tvarditsa Municipality (main town: Tvarditsa)

## Smolyan Province

* Banite Municipality (main village: Banite)
* Borino Municipality (main village: Borino)
* Chepelare Municipality (main town: Chepelare)
* Devin Municipality (main town: Devin)
* Dospat Municipality (main town: Dospat)
* Madan Municipality (main town: Madan)
* Nedelino Municipality (main town: Nedelino)
* Rudozem Municipality (main town: Rudozem)
* Smolyan Municipality (main town: Smolyan)
* Zlatograd Municipality (main town: Zlatograd)

## Sofia City Province

* Sofia Municipality (main town: Sofia)

## Sofia Province

* Anton Municipality (main village: Anton)
* Botevgrad Municipality (main town: Botevgrad)
* Bozhurishte Municipality (main town: Bozhurishte)
* Chavdar Municipality (main village: Chavdar)
* Chelopech Municipality (main village: Chelopech)
* Dolna Banya Municipality (main town: Dolna Banya)
* Dragoman Municipality (main town: Dragoman)
* Elin Pelin Municipality (main town: Elin Pelin)
* Etropole Municipality (main town: Etropole)
* Godech Municipality (main town: Godech)
* Gorna Malina Municipality (main village: Gorna Malina)
* Ihtiman Municipality (main town: Ihtiman)
* Koprivshtitsa Municipality (main town: Koprivshtitsa)
* Kostenets Municipality (main town: Kostenets)
* Kostinbrod Municipality (main town: Kostinbrod)
* Mirkovo Municipality (main village: Mirkovo)
* Pirdop Municipality (main town: Pirdop)
* Pravets Municipality (main town: Pravets)
* Samokov Municipality (main town: Samokov)
* Slivnitsa Municipality (main town: Slivnitsa)
* Svoge Municipality (main town: Svoge)
* Zlatitsa Municipality (main town: Zlatitsa)

## Stara Zagora Province

* Bratya Daskalovi Municipality (main village: Bratya Daskalovi)
* Chirpan Municipality (main town: Chirpan)
* Galabovo Municipality (main town: Galabovo)
* Gurkovo Municipality (main town: Gurkovo)
* Kazanlak Municipality (main town: Kazanlak)
* Maglizh Municipality (main town: Maglizh)
* Nikolaevo Municipality (main town: Nikolaevo)
* Opan Municipality (main village: Opan)
* Pavel Banya Municipality (main town: Pavel Banya)
* Radnevo Municipality (main town: Radnevo)
* Stara Zagora Municipality (main town: Stara Zagora)

## Targovishte Province

* Antonovo Municipality (main town: Antonovo)
* Omurtag Municipality (main town: Omurtag)
* Opaka Municipality (main town: Opaka)
* Popovo Municipality (main town: Popovo)
* Targovishte Municipality (main town: Targovishte)

## Varna Province

* Aksakovo Municipality (main town: Aksakovo)
* Avren Municipality (main village: Avren)
* Beloslav Municipality (main town: Beloslav)
* Byala Municipality (main town: Byala)
* Dalgopol Municipality (main town: Dalgopol)
* Devnya Municipality (main town: Devnya)
* Dolni Chiflik Municipality (main town: Dolni Chiflik)
* Provadiya Municipality (main town: Provadiya)
* Suvorovo Municipality (main town: Suvorovo)
* Valchi Dol Municipality (main town: Valchi Dol)
* Varna Municipality (main town: Varna)
* Vetrino Municipality (main village: Vetrino)

## Veliko Tarnovo Province

* Elena Municipality (main town: Elena)
* Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality (main town: Gorna Oryahovitsa)
* Lyaskovets Municipality (main town: Lyaskovets)
* Pavlikeni Municipality (main town: Pavlikeni)
* Polski Trambesh Municipality (main town: Polski Trambesh)
* Strazhitsa Municipality (main town: Strazhitsa)
* Suhindol Municipality (main town: Suhindol)
* Svishtov Municipality (main town: Svishtov)
* Veliko Tarnovo Municipality (main town: Veliko Tarnovo)
* Zlataritsa Municipality (main town: Zlataritsa)

## Vidin Province

* Belogradchik Municipality (main town: Belogradchik)
* Boynitsa Municipality (main village: Boynitsa)
* Bregovo Municipality (main town: Bregovo)
* Chuprene Municipality (main village: Chuprene)
* Dimovo Municipality (main town: Dimovo)
* Gramada Municipality (main town: Gramada)
* Kula Municipality (main town: Kula)
* Makresh Municipality (main village: Makresh)
* Novo Selo Municipality (main village: Novo Selo)
* Ruzhintsi Municipality (main village: Ruzhintsi)
* Vidin Municipality (main town: Vidin)

## Vratsa Province

* Borovan Municipality (main village: Borovan)
* Byala Slatina Municipality (main town: Byala Slatina)
* Hayredin Municipality (main village: Hayredin)
* Kozloduy Municipality (main town: Kozloduy)
* Krivodol Municipality (main town: Krivodol)
* Mezdra Municipality (main town: Mezdra)
* Miziya Municipality (main town: Miziya)
* Oryahovo Municipality (main town: Oryahovo)
* Roman Municipality (main town: Roman)
* Vratsa Municipality (main town: Vratsa)

## Yambol Province

* Bolyarovo Municipality (main town: Bolyarovo)
* Elhovo Municipality (main town: Elhovo)
* Straldzha Municipality (main town: Straldzha)
* Tundzha Municipality (administrative town: Tundzha)
* Yambol Municipality (main town: Yambol)