Every corner
of Bulgaria.
Twenty-eight administrative provinces, grouped to help you begin exploring towns, villages and the practicalities of making a life here.
28 provinces.
265 municipalities.
A single province includes many places, not one predictable lifestyle.
Start with the wider geography, then research the actual town or village.
Provinces and regions are not the same thing.
The 28 provinces are Bulgaria’s administrative districts, also called oblasts.
Our six groupings below use the statistical planning regions applicable in 2026, not our six separate photography-led editorial destinations. Sofia City and Sofia Province are separate administrative provinces.
From January 2027 the NUTS 2 statistical grouping changes to four larger regions. The province pages are designed to remain useful through that transition.
Official geography
As of 31 December 2025, Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute reported 28 provinces, 265 municipalities, 257 towns and 4,999 villages.
Source review: 15 October 2026. These are national administrative counts, not British expatriate population estimates.
Find the province you want to research.
Every province has a crawlable guide. No account, membership or JavaScript required.
From province to the actual village.
A province is a starting point. Our existing village guides and map help you start asking questions at settlement level.
Get to know the towns.
Our first six town and municipality guides connect official local sources with the daily decisions that matter when you move.
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