Burgas Province

Burgas Province ( - "Oblast Burgas", former name Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, including 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, embracing a territory of that is divided into 13 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants.
Municipalities.
The Burgas province (област, "oblast") contains 13 municipalities (singular: община, "obshtina" - plural: общини, "obshtini"). 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.
Population.
The Burgas province had a population of 423,608 (423,547 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which were male and 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 are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
Ethnic groups.
Total population (2011 census): 415,817<br>
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 370 544 persons:
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):
Religion.
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:
Towns and villages.
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as "grad"). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as "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,
Brodilovo,
Balgari,
Fazanovo,
Izgrev,
Kondolovo,
Kosti,
Lozenets,
Rezovo,
Sinemorets,
Tsarevo,
Varvara,
Velika