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Provinces of Bulgaria
Since 1999 Bulgaria is divided into 28 oblasts (provinces or regions) that correspond aproximatly to the 28 okrugs that existet before 1987. From 1987 until 1999 Bulgaria was divided into 9 regions also called oblasts.
List of provinces
- Blagoevgrad
- Burgas
- Dobrich
- Gabrovo
- Khaskovo
- Kurdzhali
- Kyustendil
- Lovech
- Montana
- Pazardzhik
- Pernik
- Pleven
- Plovdiv
- Razgrad
- Ruse
- Shumen
- Silistra
- Sliven
- Smolyan
- Sofia Province
- Sofia city
- Stara Zagora
- Turgovishte
- Veliko Turnovo
- Varna
- Vidin
- Vratsa
- Yambol
1987-1999 regions
The new regions created in 1999 are indicated in parentheses next to the 1987 regions from which they were created.
- Burgas region (Burgas, Sliven, Yambol)
- Khashkovo region (Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Stara Zagora)
- Lovech region (Gabrovo, Lovech, Pleven, Turnovo)
- Montana region (Montana, Vidin, Vratsa)
- Plovdiv region (Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan)
- Ruse region (Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Turgovishte)
- Sofia region (Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik, Sofia region)
- Varna region (Dobrich, Shumen, Varna)
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