Since 1999 Bulgaria has been divided into 28 oblasts (provinces or regions) that correspond approximately to the 28 okrugs that existed before 1987. From 1987 until 1999 Bulgaria was divided into 9 larger oblasts. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... An oblast (Slavonian verbalism or term, Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasť, Russian, Ukrainian: о́бласть, Bulgarian: о́бласт) English equivalent area, province or zone. ... This article is about political regions. ... A region can be either: an administrative subdivision of a country a sometimes vaguely-defined geographical area of a country or continent It is important to realize that regions are found in the minds of humans and so regions can be of any size and that each region is unique... Okrug is a term to denote administrative subdivision in some Slavic states. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

List of oblasts

Provinces of Bulgaria

• Blagoevgrad
• Burgas
• Dobrich
• Gabrovo
• Haskovo
• Kardzhali
• Kyustendil
• Lovech
• Montana
• Pazardzhik
• Pernik
• Pleven
• Plovdiv
• Razgrad
• Ruse
• Shumen
• Silistra
• Sliven
• Smolyan
• Sofia Province
• Sofia city
• Stara Zagora
• Targovishte
• Veliko Tarnovo
• Varna
• Vidin
• Vratsa
• Yambol

Image File history File links A map of the administrative regions (области, oblasti) of Bulgaria Changing names in English and improving the map by Todor Bozhinov (me), originally made by Lybomir Taushanov and released under GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... Image File history File links A map of the administrative regions (области, oblasti) of Bulgaria Changing names in English and improving the map by Todor Bozhinov (me), originally made by Lybomir Taushanov and released under GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... Blagoevgrad province shown within Bulgaria Blagoevgrad (formerly Gorna Cumaya, Turkish Cuma-i Bala) is a province of south western Bulgaria. ... Burgas province shown within Bulgaria Burgas (in Greek Πύργος)is the fourth largest city in Bulgaria. ... Dobrich province shown within Bulgaria Dobrich is a province in northeastern Bulgaria. ... Gabrovo province shown within Bulgaria Gabrovo is a small province lying at the geographical centre of Bulgaria. ... Khaskovo province shown within Bulgaria Haskovo is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the south east. ... Kyustendil region shown within Bulgaria Kyustendil is a province of western Bulgaria, neighbouring Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro. ... Lovech region shown within Bulgaria Lovech is a province in central Bulgaria. ... Montana region shown within Bulgaria Montana is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia and Montenegro and Romania. ... Pazardzhik region shown within Bulgaria Pazardzhik is a province in southern Bulgaria. ... Pernik region shown within Bulgaria Pernik is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia and Montenegro. ... Pleven region shown within Bulgaria Pleven is a province in northern Bulgaria, neighbouring Romania. ... Plovdiv region shown within Bulgaria Plovdiv (in Greek Φιλιππούπολη)is an oblast, or province, of central Bulgaria, formerly part of Eastern Rumelia. ... Razgrad region shown within Bulgaria Razgrad is a province in northern Bulgaria. ... Ruse region shown within Bulgaria Ruse is a province in northern Bulgaria, neighbouring Romania. ... Shumen region shown within Bulgaria Shumen is a province in northeastern Bulgaria. ... Silistra province shown within Bulgaria Silistra is a province of Bulgaria, named for its main city, Silistra. ... Sliven province shown within Bulgaria Sliven is a province in central Bulgaria. ... Smolyan province shown within Bulgaria Smolyan is a province in southern Bulgaria. ... Sofia province shown within Bulgaria Sofia is a province of Bulgaria. ... The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the biggest city and capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... Stara Zagora province shown within Bulgaria Stara Zagora is a province of south central Bulgaria. ... The town of Turgovishte (population: 40 775; 170 m above sea-level) is situated at the southern foot of the low mountain of Preslav along either bank of the Vrana River. ... Varna province shown within Bulgaria Varna is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, bordering the Black Sea. ... Vidin province shown within Bulgaria Vidin is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Yambol province shown within Bulgaria Yambol is a province in south eastern Bulgaria, neighbouring Turkey to the south. ...

1987-1999 oblasts

The new oblasts created in 1999 are indicated in parentheses next to the 9 oblasts from which they were created.

• Burgas oblast (Burgas, Sliven, Yambol)
• Haskovo oblast (Haskovo, Kardzhali, Stara Zagora)
• Lovech oblast (Gabrovo, Lovech, Pleven, Veliko Tarnovo)
• Montana oblast (Montana, Vidin, Vratsa)
• Plovdiv oblast (Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan)
• Ruse oblast (Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Targovishte)
• Sofia oblast (Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik, Sofia region)
• Varna oblast (Dobrich, Shumen, Varna)