Burgas
Sign in to saveBurgas (, ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,396 inhabitants, while 226,092 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.
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Burgas is Bulgaria's second-largest coastal city on the Black Sea and the country's fourth-largest city overall, with a population of about 210,000 people. It serves as an important hub for industry, transportation, culture, and tourism in the region, and is the capital of Burgas Province.
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- Top to bottom, left to right: View of Slaveikov district at night, Marine Casino Center in Burgas Sea Garden, A fountain in Tsaritsa Ioanna Square, View of Clock in Transportana shopping area, Panteona Complex Building, Bogoridi Street, Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Burgas, Burgas Art Gallery, View of Burgas Sand Sculptures event in Sea Garden, The Pier at the Burgas Central Beach
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32 sectionsContents
- Names
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Protected areas
- Administrative division
- History
- Bulgarian and Byzantine Middle Ages
- Ottoman rule
- From liberation to 1945
- Communism
- Post 1990
- 2012 bus bombing
- Population
- Ethnic linguistic and religious composition
- Twin towns - sister cities
- Economy
- Education
- University of Bourgas "Prof. doc. Asen Zlatarov"
- Burgas Free University
- School of Commerce
- Culture
- Main sights
- Churches and monasteries
- Regular events
- Professional sports
- Notable people
- Honours
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Burgas (, ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,396 inhabitants, while 226,092 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.
The city is surrounded by the Burgas Lakes and located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, at the large Burgas Bay. LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the second largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the centre of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.