Burgas Province

The Oblast Burgas ( Bulgarian Област Бургас ) is a county in southeast Bulgaria and the surface after the largest in Bulgaria. Administrative center is the city of Burgas.

The Oblast Burgas has national geostrategic importance. Here, traditional and new axes of economic and political interests intersect: Europe -Middle East- Asia; Europe - Middle East - Asia; Russia, Ukraine, Western and Southern Europe and Eastern Europe Caucasus.

Business and industry

The Oblast Burgas is the most important Import-/Exportzentrum Bulgaria. The reasons for this are extensive natural resources of national importance (mainly coal and minerals), fertile soils for agriculture, the existence of highly skilled workers in all sectors and a high social standards and a balanced Marktinfrastuktur. In the oblast there are also the largest tourism and recreation centers in Bulgaria on the Black Sea. Nature, mountain and ecotourism, several thermal springs and various historical monuments and archaeological sites expand the tourist offer.

The economy in the Oblast Burgas are generated 5.22 % of the national GDP.

  • Burgas Airport Cargo Terminal and the Primorsko Airport
  • Free Trade Zone Burgas
  • Large and upgraded railway stations in Burgas, Karnobat and Ajtos;
  • Large transport companies in Burgas and Karnobat;
  • Port complex of Burgas port Bourgas, oil and fishing ports; other ports in Sozopol, Nessebar, Tsarevo and Ahtopol, marina in Burgas, Sozopol, Djuni and Saint Vlas,
  • Wide expansive storage areas - near the harbor, Burgas airport, railway station and motorways industry Bourgas - Sofia and Burgas - Varna

The industry is the main industry in the region. It is diverse. The following industries are leaders in the region:

  • Processed oil, oil- processing and chemical industry - 70% of total economic output;
  • Food and wine - 12.2%;
  • Steel industry and energy - 3.6%;
  • Textile industry - 2.4%.

Oblast Burgas is highly industrialized. Tourism, agriculture, wood processing industry, light industry, shipbuilding and excellent infrastructure are some of the economic factors in the region.

Unemployment is at 7.2 percent (as of June 2012) after the Sofia Province City is the second lowest in the country.

Administrative divisions

The Oblast Burgas is divided into 13 municipalities ( община ), which in turn consist of 18 towns and numerous villages.

Cities and Towns

Nature

Waters

Reserves

Several nature reserves border the city of Burgas or the city. The nature reserves Atanassow, and Mandra Lake, consisting since 1980, after several extensions have today an area of ​​1002.3 ha in 1997 was a major part of the Bourgas Lake and its shores declared a nature reserve with an area of ​​379 ha. Other wildlife sanctuaries include: Since 1990, the area Estuary Isworska, with an area of ​​150 hectares, since 1989 the nature reserve Poda, with an area of ​​100.7 hectares, since 1995 the Czech Gene Skele, with an area of ​​191.19 ha, the nature reserve Korijata with an area of ​​11.6 ha, established in 1995 and 2005 on the conservation area declared bay of the Mandra lake Usungeren. As a protected area since 1995 and is considered the natural attraction Wodenizite that has a protective area of ​​73.6 ha. South of the city covers the largest Bulgarian nature park, nature park beach damage.

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