PROPERTIES

HOTELS

SCHOOLS

PHOTOS

VIDEOS

NEWS

Information about cities, villages, regions and resorts in Bulgaria.

North-West Bulgaria

North-Central Bulgaria

North-East Bulgaria

South-East Bulgaria

South-Central Bulgaria

South-West Bulgaria

SITE MAP
ALPHABETICALLY
FAQ

Donation by PayPal

News & RSS Feeds from News.Guide-Bulgaria.com
RSS \| RSS \| Economic & Business RSS \| Properties RSS \| Music & Lifestyle RSS \| Accidents & Crime RSS \| Politics & Government RSS \| People & Society RSS \| Finances & Money RSS \| Travel & Tourism RSS \| Flights & Transport RSS \| Art & Culture RSS \| Medicine & Health RSS \| Schools & Education RSS \| Sport RSS \| Weather RSS \| Currency RSS \| Other News

Place Info: Republic of Bulgaria

Bulgaria

[Place Info][Properties][Hotels][Postal codes][Phone codes][Population][Coordinates][Distances][Area sizes][Photo Gallery][Video & Webcams][News][Schools]

Bulgaria is situated in south-eastern Europe. It occupies the central part of Balkan peninsula on both sides of the Balkan Range (the Balkans), from which the peninsula has taken its name. The grater part of the northern border with Romania passes along the Danube, and the eastern border is the Black Sea. The land borders with Serbia and Macedonia to the west, with Turkey to the south-east, and with Greece to the south.

Bulgaria is a beautiful mountainous country, with tourism opportunities being one of its biggest assets. The modern ski resorts as Bansko, Borovets, Pamporovo and Vitosha attract attention of lots of foreign tourists.
Bulgaria possesses beautiful landscapes and beaches, and is becoming a real resort paradise. The Black Sea Coast on its East border is famous for its fine sanded beaches, and perfect temperatures of water and air. There are plenty of sea resorts (Albena, Golden Sands, Sunny Beach, Elenite, etc.) and sea towns and villages (Varna, Bourgas,Balchik, Nessebur, Sozopol, etc.) that give opportunity for great sea holidays.
Further, Bulgaria has around 600 natural mineral springs, with water temperatures ranging from 20 to 60 degrees Celsius, whose baths and health spas are famous tourist attractions. The most known spa resorts are Hissarya, Velingrad, Devin, Varshets, Pavel Banya and more.

Divisions: The territory of the republic of Bulgaria is divided into 263 municipalities from 28 districts (provinces), grouped into 6 "planning economic regions". The administrative territorial division is:
North - Western Region - Districts: Vidin, Vratza, Montana
North - Central Region - Districts : Veliko Turnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, Pleven, Rousse
North - Eastern Region - Districts : Dobrich, Shumen, Varna, Razgrad, Silistra, Targovishte
South - Western Region - Districts: Sofia- Town, Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik, Sofia- District
South - Central Region - Districts: Pazardjik, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Kurdgiali, Stara Zagora, Haskovo
South - Eastern Region - Districts: Bourgas, Sliven, Yambol

Quick facts about Bulgaria
Other transcriptions: Balgaria, Republic of Bulgaria
In Bulgarian Alphabets: България

Location: South-Eastern Europe, Balkan peninsula
Latitude: 43N
Longitude: 25E
Area size of Bulgaria: 110910km²
Population of Bulgaria: 7577000people
Country domain code for Bulgaria: BG
International Phone code for Bulgaria : 00359
Capital city: Sofia
Distances to some big cities:
Distance Sofia - Varna: 377.16 km
Distance Sofia - Bourgass: 341.754 km
Distance Sofia - Plovdiv: 131.714 km
Distance Sofia - Rousse: 251.338 km

National Bulgarian Emblem

Main Geographic Regions in Bulgaria: 6 - North-West, North-Central, North-East, South-East, South-Central, South-West
Provinces (Districts) in Bulgaria: 28
Total Munucipalities in Bulgaria: 264
Total Towns and Cities in Bulgaria: 252
Total Villages in Bulgaria: 5076

Photo Gallery Bulgaria >>

Varna