Burgas

Also known as Bourgas

Burgas (, ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,396 inhabitants, while 226,092 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.

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Burgas is Bulgaria's second-largest coastal city on the Black Sea and the country's fourth-largest city overall, with a population of about 210,000 people. It serves as an important hub for industry, transportation, culture, and tourism in the region, and is the capital of Burgas Province.

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Settlement.image_caption: Top to bottom, left to right: View of Slaveikov district at night, Marine Casino Center in Burgas Sea Garden, A fountain in Tsaritsa Ioanna Square, View of Clock in Transportana shopping area, Panteona Complex Building, Bogoridi Street, Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Burgas, Burgas Art Gallery, View of Burgas Sand Sculptures event in Sea Garden, The Pier at the Burgas Central Beach
Settlement.image_shield: Burgas-coat-of-arms.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Burgas, Bulgaria.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Bulgaria#Balkans#Europe#Black Sea
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Burgas
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 290px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province (Oblast)
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Burgas
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Burgas
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dimitar Nikolov (GERB)
Settlement.elevation_m: 30
Settlement.population_total: 210,396 (within city limits)
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Urban
Settlement.population_blank2: 226,092

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Burgas
Population: 189014
Area: 253.644
Elevation: 30
Official website: burgas.bg
Image: Burgas-Collage D.jpg
Dialing code: 56
Licence plate code: А

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Commons category: Burgas
postal code: 8127
native label: Бургас
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Contents

Names
Geography
Topography
Climate
Flora and fauna
Protected areas
Administrative division
History
Bulgarian and Byzantine Middle Ages
Ottoman rule
From liberation to 1945
Communism
Post 1990
2012 bus bombing
Population
Ethnic linguistic and religious composition
Twin towns - sister cities
Economy
Education
University of Bourgas "Prof. doc. Asen Zlatarov"
Burgas Free University
School of Commerce
Culture
Main sights
Churches and monasteries
Regular events
Professional sports
Notable people
Honours
See also
References
External links

The city is surrounded by the Burgas Lakes and located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, at the large Burgas Bay. LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the second largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the centre of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.