Municipalities of Bulgaria



The 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 265 municipalities (община, obshtina). Municipalities typically comprise multiple towns, villages and settlements and are governed by a mayor who is elected by popular majority vote for a four-year term, and a municipal council which is elected using proportional representation for a four-year term. The creation of new municipalities requires that they must be created in a territory with a population of at least 6,000 and created around a designated settlement. They must also be named after the settlement that serves as the territory's administrative center, among other criteria.

The council of a municipality is further permitted to create administrative subdivisions: mayoralties (kmetstvo), settlements (naseleno myasto), and wards or quarters (rayon). Mayoralties are overseen by elected mayors and typically comprises one or more villages or towns; they must contain a population of at least 250. Settlements are overseen by a manager appointed by the mayor of a municipality and thus have fewer responsibilities and less power than a mayoralty; they must have a population of fewer than 150. Wards are overseen by elected mayors and must include a population of at least 25,000; their creation is required in Bulgaria's three most populous municipalities.

Like municipalities themselves, mayoralties and wards are designated administrative-territorial units, as they have their own elected officials. Settlements, however, are simply designated territorial units since their leaders are appointed.

Blagoevgrad Province

 * 1) Bansko Municipality (main town: Bansko)
 * 2) Belitsa Municipality (main town: Belitsa)
 * 3) Blagoevgrad Municipality (main town: Blagoevgrad)
 * 4) Garmen Municipality (main village: Garmen)
 * 5) Gotse Delchev Municipality (main town: Gotse Delchev)
 * 6) Hadzhidimovo Municipality (main town: Hadzhidimovo)
 * 7) Kresna Municipality (main town: Kresna)
 * 8) Petrich Municipality (main town: Petrich)
 * 9) Razlog Municipality (main town: Razlog)
 * 10) Sandanski Municipality (main town: Sandanski)
 * 11) Satovcha Municipality (main village: Satovcha)
 * 12) Simitli Municipality (main town: Simitli)
 * 13) Strumyani Municipality (main village: Strumyani)
 * 14) Yakoruda Municipality (main town: Yakoruda)

Burgas Province

 * 1) Aytos Municipality (main town: Aytos)
 * 2) Burgas Municipality (main town: Burgas)
 * 3) Kameno Municipality (main town: Kameno)
 * 4) Karnobat Municipality (main town: Karnobat)
 * 5) Malko Tarnovo Municipality (main town: Malko Tarnovo)
 * 6) Nesebar Municipality (main town: Nesebar)
 * 7) Pomorie Municipality (main town: Pomorie)
 * 8) Primorsko Municipality (main town: Primorsko)
 * 9) Ruen Municipality (main village: Ruen)
 * 10) Sozopol Municipality (main town: Sozopol)
 * 11) Sredets Municipality (main town: Sredets)
 * 12) Sungurlare Municipality (main town: Sungurlare)
 * 13) Tsarevo Municipality (main town: Tsarevo)

Dobrich Province

 * 1) Balchik Municipality (main town: Balchik)
 * 2) Dobrich Municipality (main town: Dobrich)
 * 3) Dobrichka Municipality (administrative town: Dobrich)
 * 4) General Toshevo Municipality (main town: General Toshevo)
 * 5) Kavarna Municipality (main town: Kavarna)
 * 6) Krushari Municipality (main village: Krushari)
 * 7) Shabla Municipality (main town: Shabla)
 * 8) Tervel Municipality (main town: Tervel)

Gabrovo Province

 * 1) Dryanovo Municipality (main town: Dryanovo)
 * 2) Gabrovo Municipality (main town: Gabrovo)
 * 3) Sevlievo Municipality (main town: Sevlievo)
 * 4) Tryavna Municipality (main town: Tryavna)

Haskovo Province

 * 1) Dimitrovgrad Municipality (main town: Dimitrovgrad)
 * 2) Harmanli Municipality (main town: Harmanli)
 * 3) Haskovo Municipality (main town: Haskovo)
 * 4) Ivaylovgrad Municipality (main town: Ivaylovgrad)
 * 5) Lyubimets Municipality (main town: Lyubimets)
 * 6) Madzharovo Municipality (main town: Madzharovo)
 * 7) Mineralni Bani Municipality (main village: Mineralni Bani)
 * 8) Simeonovgrad Municipality (main town: Simeonovgrad)
 * 9) Stambolovo Municipality (main village: Stambolovo)
 * 10) Svilengrad Municipality (main town: Svilengrad)
 * 11) Topolovgrad Municipality (main town: Topolovgrad)

Kardzhali Province

 * 1) Ardino Municipality (main town: Ardino)
 * 2) Chernoochene Municipality (main village: Chernoochene)
 * 3) Dzhebel Municipality (main town: Dzhebel)
 * 4) Kardzhali Municipality (main town: Kardzhali)
 * 5) Kirkovo Municipality (main village: Kirkovo)
 * 6) Krumovgrad Municipality (main town: Krumovgrad)
 * 7) Momchilgrad Municipality (main town: Momchilgrad)

Kyustendil Province

 * 1) Boboshevo Municipality (main town: Boboshevo)
 * 2) Bobov Dol Municipality (main town: Bobov Dol)
 * 3) Dupnitsa Municipality (main town: Dupnitsa)
 * 4) Kocherinovo Municipality (main town: Kocherinovo)
 * 5) Kyustendil Municipality (main town: Kyustendil)
 * 6) Nevestino Municipality (main village: Nevestino)
 * 7) Rila Municipality (main town: Rila)
 * 8) Sapareva Banya Municipality (main town: Sapareva Banya)
 * 9) Treklyano Municipality (main village: Treklyano)

Lovech Province

 * 1) Apriltsi Municipality (main town: Apriltsi)
 * 2) Letnitsa Municipality (main town: Letnitsa)
 * 3) Lovech Municipality (main town: Lovech)
 * 4) Lukovit Municipality (main town: Lukovit)
 * 5) Teteven Municipality (main town: Teteven)
 * 6) Troyan Municipality (main town: Troyan)
 * 7) Ugarchin Municipality (main town: Ugarchin)
 * 8) Yablanitsa Municipality (main town: Yablanitsa)

Montana Province

 * 1) Berkovitsa Municipality (main town: Berkovitsa)
 * 2) Boychinovtsi Municipality (main town: Boychinovtsi)
 * 3) Brusartsi Municipality (main town: Brusartsi)
 * 4) Chiprovtsi Municipality (main town: Chiprovtsi)
 * 5) Georgi Damyanovo Municipality (main village: Georgi Damyanovo)
 * 6) Lom Municipality (main town: Lom)
 * 7) Medkovets Municipality (main village: Medkovets)
 * 8) Montana Municipality (main town: Montana)
 * 9) Valchedram Municipality (main town: Valchedram)
 * 10) Varshets Municipality (main town: Varshets)
 * 11) Yakimovo Municipality (main village: Yakimovo)

Pazardzhik Province

 * 1) Batak Municipality (main town: Batak)
 * 2) Belovo Municipality (main town: Belovo)
 * 3) Bratsigovo Municipality (main town: Bratsigovo)
 * 4) Lesichovo Municipality (main village: Lesichovo)
 * 5) Panagyurishte Municipality (main town: Panagyurishte)
 * 6) Pazardzhik Municipality (main town: Pazardzhik)
 * 7) Peshtera Municipality (main town: Peshtera)
 * 8) Rakitovo Municipality (main town: Rakitovo)
 * 9) Sarnitsa Municipality (main town: Sarnitsa)
 * 10) Septemvri Municipality (main town: Septemvri)
 * 11) Strelcha Municipality (main town: Strelcha)
 * 12) Velingrad Municipality (main town: Velingrad)

Pernik Province

 * 1) Breznik Municipality (main town: Breznik)
 * 2) Kovachevtsi Municipality (main village: Kovachevtsi)
 * 3) Pernik Municipality (main town: Pernik)
 * 4) Radomir Municipality (main town: Radomir)
 * 5) Tran Municipality (main town: Tran)
 * 6) Zemen Municipality (main town: Zemen)

Pleven Province

 * 1) Belene Municipality (main town: Belene)
 * 2) Cherven Bryag Municipality (main town: Cherven Bryag)
 * 3) Dolna Mitropoliya Municipality (main town: Dolna Mitropoliya)
 * 4) Dolni Dabnik Municipality (main town: Dolni Dabnik)
 * 5) Gulyantsi Municipality (main town: Gulyantsi)
 * 6) Iskar Municipality (main town: Iskar)
 * 7) Knezha Municipality (main town: Knezha)
 * 8) Levski Municipality (main town: Levski)
 * 9) Nikopol Municipality (main town: Nikopol)
 * 10) Pleven Municipality (main town: Pleven)
 * 11) Pordim Municipality (main town: Pordim)

Plovdiv Province

 * 1) Asenovgrad Municipality (main town: Asenovgrad)
 * 2) Brezovo Municipality (main town: Brezovo)
 * 3) Hisarya Municipality (main town: Hisarya)
 * 4) Kaloyanovo Municipality (main village: Kaloyanovo)
 * 5) Karlovo Municipality (main town: Karlovo)
 * 6) Krichim Municipality (main town: Krichim)
 * 7) Kuklen Municipality (main town: Kuklen)
 * 8) Laki Municipality (main town: Laki)
 * 9) Maritsa Municipality (administrative city: Plovdiv)
 * 10) Parvomay Municipality (main town: Parvomay)
 * 11) Perushtitsa Municipality (main town: Perushtitsa)
 * 12) Plovdiv Municipality (main town: Plovdiv)
 * 13) Rakovski Municipality (main town: Rakovski)
 * 14) Rodopi Municipality (administrative town: Plovdiv)
 * 15) Sadovo Municipality (main town: Sadovo)
 * 16) Saedinenie Municipality (main town: Saedinenie)
 * 17) Sopot Municipality (main town: Sopot)
 * 18) Stamboliyski Municipality (main town: Stamboliyski)

Razgrad Province

 * 1) Isperih Municipality (main town: Isperih)
 * 2) Kubrat Municipality (main town: Kubrat)
 * 3) Loznitsa Municipality (main town: Loznitsa)
 * 4) Razgrad Municipality (main town: Razgrad)
 * 5) Samuil Municipality (main village: Samuil)
 * 6) Tsar Kaloyan Municipality (main town: Tsar Kaloyan)
 * 7) Zavet Municipality (main town: Zavet)

Ruse Province

 * 1) Borovo Municipality (main town: Borovo)
 * 2) Byala Municipality (main town: Byala)
 * 3) Dve Mogili Municipality (main town: Dve Mogili)
 * 4) Ivanovo Municipality (main village: Ivanovo)
 * 5) Ruse Municipality (main town: Ruse)
 * 6) Slivo Pole Municipality (main town: Slivo Pole)
 * 7) Tsenovo Municipality (main village: Tsenovo)
 * 8) Vetovo Municipality (main town: Vetovo)

Shumen Province

 * 1) Hitrino Municipality (main village: Hitrino)
 * 2) Kaolinovo Municipality (main town: Kaolinovo)
 * 3) Kaspichan Municipality (main town: Kaspichan)
 * 4) Nikola Kozlevo Municipality (main village: Nikola Kozlevo)
 * 5) Novi Pazar Municipality (main town: Novi Pazar)
 * 6) Shumen Municipality (main town: Shumen)
 * 7) Smyadovo Municipality (main town: Smyadovo)
 * 8) Varbitsa Municipality (main town: Varbitsa)
 * 9) Veliki Preslav Municipality (main town: Veliki Preslav)
 * 10) Venets Municipality (main village: Venets)

Silistra Province

 * 1) Alfatar Municipality (main town: Alfatar)
 * 2) Dulovo Municipality (main town: Dulovo)
 * 3) Glavinitsa Municipality (main town: Glavinitsa)
 * 4) Kaynardzha Municipality (main village: Kaynardzha)
 * 5) Silistra Municipality (main town: Silistra)
 * 6) Sitovo Municipality (main village: Sitovo)
 * 7) Tutrakan Municipality (main town: Tutrakan)

Sliven Province

 * 1) Kotel Municipality (main town: Kotel)
 * 2) Nova Zagora Municipality (main town: Nova Zagora)
 * 3) Sliven Municipality (main town: Sliven)
 * 4) Tvarditsa Municipality (main town: Tvarditsa)

Smolyan Province

 * 1) Banite Municipality (main village: Banite)
 * 2) Borino Municipality (main village: Borino)
 * 3) Chepelare Municipality (main town: Chepelare)
 * 4) Devin Municipality (main town: Devin)
 * 5) Dospat Municipality (main town: Dospat)
 * 6) Madan Municipality (main town: Madan)
 * 7) Nedelino Municipality (main town: Nedelino)
 * 8) Rudozem Municipality (main town: Rudozem)
 * 9) Smolyan Municipality (main town: Smolyan)
 * 10) Zlatograd Municipality (main town: Zlatograd)

Sofia City Province

 * 1) Sofia Municipality (main town: Sofia)

Sofia Province

 * 1) Anton Municipality (main village: Anton)
 * 2) Botevgrad Municipality (main town: Botevgrad)
 * 3) Bozhurishte Municipality (main town: Bozhurishte)
 * 4) Chavdar Municipality (main village: Chavdar)
 * 5) Chelopech Municipality (main village: Chelopech)
 * 6) Dolna Banya Municipality (main town: Dolna Banya)
 * 7) Dragoman Municipality (main town: Dragoman)
 * 8) Elin Pelin Municipality (main town: Elin Pelin)
 * 9) Etropole Municipality (main town: Etropole)
 * 10) Godech Municipality (main town: Godech)
 * 11) Gorna Malina Municipality (main village: Gorna Malina)
 * 12) Ihtiman Municipality (main town: Ihtiman)
 * 13) Koprivshtitsa Municipality (main town: Koprivshtitsa)
 * 14) Kostenets Municipality (main town: Kostenets)
 * 15) Kostinbrod Municipality (main town: Kostinbrod)
 * 16) Mirkovo Municipality (main village: Mirkovo)
 * 17) Pirdop Municipality (main town: Pirdop)
 * 18) Pravets Municipality (main town: Pravets)
 * 19) Samokov Municipality (main town: Samokov)
 * 20) Slivnitsa Municipality (main town: Slivnitsa)
 * 21) Svoge Municipality (main town: Svoge)
 * 22) Zlatitsa Municipality (main town: Zlatitsa)

Stara Zagora Province

 * 1) Bratya Daskalovi Municipality (main village: Bratya Daskalovi)
 * 2) Chirpan Municipality (main town: Chirpan)
 * 3) Galabovo Municipality (main town: Galabovo)
 * 4) Gurkovo Municipality (main town: Gurkovo)
 * 5) Kazanlak Municipality (main town: Kazanlak)
 * 6) Maglizh Municipality (main town: Maglizh)
 * 7) Nikolaevo Municipality (main town: Nikolaevo)
 * 8) Opan Municipality (main village: Opan)
 * 9) Pavel Banya Municipality (main town: Pavel Banya)
 * 10) Radnevo Municipality (main town: Radnevo)
 * 11) Stara Zagora Municipality (main town: Stara Zagora)

Targovishte Province

 * 1) Antonovo Municipality (main town: Antonovo)
 * 2) Omurtag Municipality (main town: Omurtag)
 * 3) Opaka Municipality (main town: Opaka)
 * 4) Popovo Municipality (main town: Popovo)
 * 5) Targovishte Municipality (main town: Targovishte)

Varna Province

 * 1) Aksakovo Municipality (main town: Aksakovo)
 * 2) Avren Municipality (main village: Avren)
 * 3) Beloslav Municipality (main town: Beloslav)
 * 4) Byala Municipality (main town: Byala)
 * 5) Dalgopol Municipality (main town: Dalgopol)
 * 6) Devnya Municipality (main town: Devnya)
 * 7) Dolni Chiflik Municipality (main town: Dolni Chiflik)
 * 8) Provadiya Municipality (main town: Provadiya)
 * 9) Suvorovo Municipality (main town: Suvorovo)
 * 10) Valchi Dol Municipality (main town: Valchi Dol)
 * 11) Varna Municipality (main town: Varna)
 * 12) Vetrino Municipality (main village: Vetrino)

Veliko Tarnovo Province

 * 1) Elena Municipality (main town: Elena)
 * 2) Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality (main town: Gorna Oryahovitsa)
 * 3) Lyaskovets Municipality (main town: Lyaskovets)
 * 4) Pavlikeni Municipality (main town: Pavlikeni)
 * 5) Polski Trambesh Municipality (main town: Polski Trambesh)
 * 6) Strazhitsa Municipality (main town: Strazhitsa)
 * 7) Suhindol Municipality (main town: Suhindol)
 * 8) Svishtov Municipality (main town: Svishtov)
 * 9) Veliko Tarnovo Municipality (main town: Veliko Tarnovo)
 * 10) Zlataritsa Municipality (main town: Zlataritsa)

Vidin Province

 * 1) Belogradchik Municipality (main town: Belogradchik)
 * 2) Boynitsa Municipality (main village: Boynitsa)
 * 3) Bregovo Municipality (main town: Bregovo)
 * 4) Chuprene Municipality (main village: Chuprene)
 * 5) Dimovo Municipality (main town: Dimovo)
 * 6) Gramada Municipality (main town: Gramada)
 * 7) Kula Municipality (main town: Kula)
 * 8) Makresh Municipality (main village: Makresh)
 * 9) Novo Selo Municipality (main village: Novo Selo)
 * 10) Ruzhintsi Municipality (main village: Ruzhintsi)
 * 11) Vidin Municipality (main town: Vidin)

Vratsa Province

 * 1) Borovan Municipality (main village: Borovan)
 * 2) Byala Slatina Municipality (main town: Byala Slatina)
 * 3) Hayredin Municipality (main village: Hayredin)
 * 4) Kozloduy Municipality (main town: Kozloduy)
 * 5) Krivodol Municipality (main town: Krivodol)
 * 6) Mezdra Municipality (main town: Mezdra)
 * 7) Miziya Municipality (main town: Miziya)
 * 8) Oryahovo Municipality (main town: Oryahovo)
 * 9) Roman Municipality (main town: Roman)
 * 10) Vratsa Municipality (main town: Vratsa)

Yambol Province

 * 1) Bolyarovo Municipality (main town: Bolyarovo)
 * 2) Elhovo Municipality (main town: Elhovo)
 * 3) Straldzha Municipality (main town: Straldzha)
 * 4) Tundzha Municipality (administrative town: Tundzha)
 * 5) Yambol Municipality (main town: Yambol)