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Also known as Burgas Oblast, Burgas Okrug, Burgas province, Burgas oblast

oblast of Bulgaria, largest by area

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Burgas is the largest oblast (administrative region) in Bulgaria by area. It is located in southeastern Bulgaria along the Black Sea coast and serves as an important economic and cultural center for the country's maritime region.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Burgas
Country
Bulgaria
Located in
Bulgaria
Contains
Sungurlare
Capital
Burgas
Population
388919
Area
7748.1
Elevation
84
Shares border with
Kırklareli Province
Employees
45
Official website
www.bsregion.org
Image
Burgas in Bulgaria.svg
Nominal GDP
6472000000
Licence plate code
A
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Commons category
Burgas Province
topic's main category
Category:Burgas Province
category for people born here
Category:Births in Burgas Province
category of associated people
Category:People from Burgas Province
phone number
+359-56-840-485
native label
Burgaz ili
language used
Turkish
located in the statistical territorial entity
Yugoiztochen Planning Region
inception
1999-01-08
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Bulgaria
catalog code
18
email address
mailto:[email protected]
street address
Бургас, ул. Цар Петър 1
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Encyclopedic overview

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

The building of the Burgas Province administration Lake Mandrensko near Burgas Old houses in Malko Tarnovo, Strandzha region View of Sozopol Church of St John the Baptist (11th century) in Nessebar

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