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 )