Fun facts about Burgas

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 210,382 inhabitants, while 225,945 live in its urban area.

From the “Names” section

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Photo: Collage by Dvais5. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Panorama from "Slaveikov" District: File:Night Panorama of Burgas.jpg, Nasomatrix Cultural Center Sea Casino: File:Kazino8.jpg, Kazinobs Square "Tsaritsa Ioanna": File:Burgas Bulgarien PD 2011 20.JPG, Bin im Garten The Clock: File:IS Burgas3.PNG, Ivanistudio Complex "Panteona": File:ComplexPan.jpg, http://www.luximoti.bg/Apartamenti_v_Bulgaria/AD3859BG_Apartament_prodava_v_Burgas.html The Compass: File:IS Burgas2.PNG, Ivanistudio Burgas Art Gallery: File:Burgas-art-gallery-2.jpg, Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia St. st. Cyril and Methodius: File:Храм КиМ.JPG, Nasomatrix Sand Sculpture Festival Panorama: File:SandSculptures Burgas Panorama.png, Dvais5 Bay of Burgas: File:Burgas-bridge-Nasomatrix.jpg, Nasomatrix · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Burgas is home to Lake Burgas, which is Bulgaria's largest lake and important for migrating birds.

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Burgas

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Population

213.4K

Coordinates

42.50, 27.46

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 210,382 inhabitants, while 225,945 live in its urban area.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Collage by Dvais5. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Panorama from "Slaveikov" District: File:Night Panorama of Burgas.jpg, Nasomatrix Cultural Center Sea Casino: File:Kazino8.jpg, Kazinobs Square "Tsaritsa Ioanna": File:Burgas Bulgarien PD 2011 20.JPG, Bin im Garten The Clock: File:IS Burgas3.PNG, Ivanistudio Complex "Panteona": File:ComplexPan.jpg, http://www.luximoti.bg/Apartamenti_v_Bulgaria/AD3859BG_Apartament_prodava_v_Burgas.html The Compass: File:IS Burgas2.PNG, Ivanistudio Burgas Art Gallery: File:Burgas-art-gallery-2.jpg, Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia St. st. Cyril and Methodius: File:Храм КиМ.JPG, Nasomatrix Sand Sculpture Festival Panorama: File:SandSculptures Burgas Panorama.png, Dvais5 Bay of Burgas: File:Burgas-bridge-Nasomatrix.jpg, Nasomatrix · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The earliest signs of life in the Burgas region date back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age.

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Bulgaria

Population

213.4K

Coordinates

42.50, 27.46

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 210,382 inhabitants, while 225,945 live in its urban area.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Collage by Dvais5. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Panorama from "Slaveikov" District: File:Night Panorama of Burgas.jpg, Nasomatrix Cultural Center Sea Casino: File:Kazino8.jpg, Kazinobs Square "Tsaritsa Ioanna": File:Burgas Bulgarien PD 2011 20.JPG, Bin im Garten The Clock: File:IS Burgas3.PNG, Ivanistudio Complex "Panteona": File:ComplexPan.jpg, http://www.luximoti.bg/Apartamenti_v_Bulgaria/AD3859BG_Apartament_prodava_v_Burgas.html The Compass: File:IS Burgas2.PNG, Ivanistudio Burgas Art Gallery: File:Burgas-art-gallery-2.jpg, Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia St. st. Cyril and Methodius: File:Храм КиМ.JPG, Nasomatrix Sand Sculpture Festival Panorama: File:SandSculptures Burgas Panorama.png, Dvais5 Bay of Burgas: File:Burgas-bridge-Nasomatrix.jpg, Nasomatrix · CC BY-SA 4.0

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According to the 2011 census, 95.2% of Burgas's population identified as Bulgarians.

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Population

213.4K

Coordinates

42.50, 27.46

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 210,382 inhabitants, while 225,945 live in its urban area.

From the “Population” section

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Photo: Collage by Dvais5. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Panorama from "Slaveikov" District: File:Night Panorama of Burgas.jpg, Nasomatrix Cultural Center Sea Casino: File:Kazino8.jpg, Kazinobs Square "Tsaritsa Ioanna": File:Burgas Bulgarien PD 2011 20.JPG, Bin im Garten The Clock: File:IS Burgas3.PNG, Ivanistudio Complex "Panteona": File:ComplexPan.jpg, http://www.luximoti.bg/Apartamenti_v_Bulgaria/AD3859BG_Apartament_prodava_v_Burgas.html The Compass: File:IS Burgas2.PNG, Ivanistudio Burgas Art Gallery: File:Burgas-art-gallery-2.jpg, Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia St. st. Cyril and Methodius: File:Храм КиМ.JPG, Nasomatrix Sand Sculpture Festival Panorama: File:SandSculptures Burgas Panorama.png, Dvais5 Bay of Burgas: File:Burgas-bridge-Nasomatrix.jpg, Nasomatrix · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Burgas Peninsula on Livingston Island in Antarctica is named after the city of Burgas.

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Burgas

Bulgaria

Country

Bulgaria

Population

213.4K

Coordinates

42.50, 27.46

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 210,382 inhabitants, while 225,945 live in its urban area.

From the “Honours” section