Districts & Counties of Bulgaria map & data
Bulgaria has 265 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 28 regions. The most are in Sofia (23), Plovdiv (18) and Blagoevgrad (14). The largest include Sliven, Dobrichka and Stolichna.
Districts & Counties by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 23 | 8.7% |
| Plovdiv | 18 | 6.8% |
| Blagoevgrad | 14 | 5.3% |
| Burgas | 13 | 4.9% |
| Varna | 12 | 4.5% |
| Haskovo | 11 | 4.2% |
| Montana | 11 | 4.2% |
| Pazardzhik | 11 | 4.2% |
| Pleven | 11 | 4.2% |
| Stara Zagora | 11 | 4.2% |
| Vidin | 11 | 4.2% |
| Shumen | 10 | 3.8% |
| Smolyan | 10 | 3.8% |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 10 | 3.8% |
| Vratsa | 10 | 3.8% |
| Kyustendil | 9 | 3.4% |
| Dobrich | 8 | 3.0% |
| Lovech | 8 | 3.0% |
| Ruse | 8 | 3.0% |
| Kardzhali | 7 | 2.6% |
| Razgrad | 7 | 2.6% |
| Silistra | 7 | 2.6% |
| Pernik | 6 | 2.3% |
| Targovishte | 5 | 1.9% |
| Yambol | 5 | 1.9% |
| Gabrovo | 4 | 1.5% |
| Sliven | 4 | 1.5% |
| Sofia City | 1 | 0.4% |
Largest districts and counties in Bulgaria
- SlivenSliven · 1,368.8 km²
- DobrichkaDobrich · 1,353 km²
- StolichnaSofia City · 1,333.7 km²
- TundzhaYambol · 1,235.6 km²
- SamokovSofia · 1,128.3 km²
- SredetsBurgas · 1,124.9 km²
- KarlovoPlovdiv · 1,102.2 km²
- Stara ZagoraStara Zagora · 1,043.8 km²
- SevlievoGabrovo · 1,009 km²
- SandanskiBlagoevgrad · 980.7 km²
- KyustendilKyustendil · 944.7 km²
- Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo · 914.8 km²
- General ToshevoDobrich · 887 km²
- LovechLovech · 885.5 km²
- SmolyanSmolyan · 874.9 km²
- Nova ZagoraSliven · 860.7 km²
- SvogeSofia · 856.4 km²
- KrumovgradKardzhali · 855.6 km²
- TroyanLovech · 854 km²
- PopovoTargovishte · 841.8 km²
- KotelSliven · 841.5 km²
- KarnobatBurgas · 814.6 km²
- IvaylovgradHaskovo · 813.6 km²
- TargovishteTargovishte · 810.1 km²
- SungurlareBurgas · 799.7 km²
- VelingradPazardzhik · 793.3 km²
- PlevenPleven · 764.4 km²
- ElhovoYambol · 743.3 km²
- HaskovoHaskovo · 742.5 km²
- Malko TarnovoBurgas · 735.4 km²
- StraldzhaYambol · 734.1 km²
- SvilengradHaskovo · 726.6 km²
- SvishtovVeliko Tarnovo · 716.1 km²
- TopolovgradHaskovo · 714.2 km²
- Dolna MitropoliyaPleven · 699.1 km²
- KazanlakStara Zagora · 685 km²
- BolyarovoYambol · 682.5 km²
- VratsaVratsa · 677.3 km²
- HarmanliHaskovo · 672.8 km²
- MontanaMontana · 663.9 km²
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Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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This layer holds 265 districts and counties in Bulgaria, the most of them in Sofia. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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