Provinces of Bulgaria
The Bulgarian central government since 1999, from 28 administrative districts ( oblasts ). The administrator of each county is used by the government usually for a period of 4 years. The oblasts in Bulgaria are the following:
- Blagoevgrad ( Благоевградска )
- Burgas ( Бургаска )
- Haskovo ( Хасковска )
- Dobrich ( Добричка )
- Gabrovo ( Габровска )
- Yambol ( Ямболска )
- Kardzhali ( Кърджалийска )
- Kyustendil ( Кюстендилска )
- Lovech ( Ловешка )
- Montana ( Монтанска )
- Pazardzhik ( Пазарджикска )
- Pernik ( Пернишка )
- Pleven ( Плевенска )
- Plovdiv ( Пловдивска )
- Razgrad ( Разградска )
- Russe ( Русенска )
- Shumen ( Шуменска )
- Silistra ( Силистренска )
- Sliven ( Сливенска )
- Smolyan ( Смолянска )
- Sofia Province ( Софийска област )
- Sofia City ( София - град )
- Stara Zagora ( Старозагорска )
- Targovishte ( Търговищка )
- Varna ( Варненска )
- Veliko Tarnovo ( Великотърновска )
- Vidin ( Видинска )
- Vratsa ( Врачанска )
Earlier oblasts
From 1959 to 1987 Bulgaria was divided into the same geographical administrative units - but they were Okruge.
From 1987 to 1999 three to four Okruge were combined into oblasts as parent management unit:
- Burgas ( Burgas, Sliven, Yambol )
- Haskovo ( Kardzhali, Stara Zagora, Haskovo )
- Lovech ( Gabrovo, Lovech, Pleven, Veliky Tarnovo )
- Plovdiv ( Pazardjik, Plovdiv, Smolyan )
- Razgrad, Ruse ( Razgrad, Rousse, Silistra, Targovishte )
- Sofia (city)
- Sofia region ( Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik, Sofia region)
- Varna (Varna, Dlobritsch, Shumen )
- Montana ( Vidin, Vratsa, Montana )
- Oblast in Bulgaria
- List ( administrative units )