The 28 provinces of Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 28 provinces. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The Bulgarian name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the Bulgarian name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the provinces
A province (oblast) is the largest unit of local government in Bulgaria. Almost every province carries the name of its main town.
Sofia appears twice in the list. Sofia City is the province of the capital, and Sofia Province is the larger province around it.
The list accepts older spellings. "Rousse" counts for Ruse, and "Veliko Turnovo" counts for Veliko Tarnovo.
All 28 provinces
| Province | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Blagoevgrad | |
| Burgas | Bourgas |
| Dobrich | |
| Gabrovo | |
| Haskovo | |
| Kardzhali | Kurdzhali, Kardjali |
| Kyustendil | Kjustendil |
| Lovech | |
| Montana | |
| Pazardzhik | Pazardjik |
| Pernik | |
| Pleven | |
| Plovdiv | |
| Razgrad | |
| Ruse | Rousse |
| Shumen | |
| Silistra | |
| Sliven | |
| Smolyan | Smoljan |
| Sofia City | Sofia, Sofia Grad, Grad Sofia |
| Sofia Province | Sofia Oblast |
| Stara Zagora | |
| Targovishte | Turgovishte |
| Varna | |
| Veliko Tarnovo | Veliko Turnovo, Tarnovo |
| Vidin | |
| Vratsa | Vraca |
| Yambol | Jambol |
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Sources
- Official Bulgarian names published by Bulgaria.
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