List of bulgarian cities by population

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This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold. Primary sources are the National Statistical Institute (NSI)[1] and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.[2]

The largest city is Sofia with about 1.3 million inhabitants and the smallest is Melnik with about 300. Smallest towns are not necessarily larger than all villages as many villages are more populous than many towns, compare Lozen, a large village with more than 6,000 inhabitants.

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Rank	City	Province (Oblast)	Population 1946[2][3]	Population 1992 census	Population 2001 census	Population 2011 census[1][4]
1	Sofia	Sofia City Province	366,801	1,114,925	1,091,772	1,204,685
2	Plovdiv	Plovdiv Province	126,563	341,058	338,224	338,153
3	Varna	Varna Province	76,954	308,432	312,889	334,870
4	Burgas	Burgas Province	44,449	195,686	192,390	200,271
5	Ruse	Ruse Province	57,509	170,038	161,453	149,642
6	Stara Zagora	Stara Zagora Province	38,325	150,518	143,420	138,272
7	Pleven	Pleven Province	39,059	130,812	122,149	106,954
8	Sliven	Sliven Province	34,291	106,212	100,366	91,620
9	Dobrich	Dobrich Province	30,522	104,494	100,000	91,030
10	Shumen	Shumen Province	31,327	93,390	89,054	80,855
11	Pernik	Pernik Province	28,545	90,549	86,133	80,191
12	Haskovo	Haskovo Province	27,435	80,700	80,870	76,397
13	Yambol	Yambol Province	30,576	91,497	82,924	74,132
14	Pazardzhik	Pazardzhik Province	30,376	82,578	78,855	71,979
15	Blagoevgrad	Blagoevgrad Province	14,200	71,476	71,361	70,881
16	Veliko Tarnovo	Veliko Tarnovo Province	16,223	67,540	66,998	72,653
17	Vratsa	Vratsa Province	19,620	75,518	69,423	60,692
18	Gabrovo	Gabrovo Province	21,180	76,522	67,350	58,930
19	Asenovgrad	Plovdiv Province	20,952	52,360	52,116	50,846
20	Vidin	Vidin Province	18,481	62,691	57,614	48,071
21	Kazanlak	Stara Zagora Province	20,096	60,095	54,021	47,325
22	Kyustendil	Kyustendil Province	19,238	54,431	50,243	44,532
23	Kardzhali	Kardzhali Province	10,502	45,793	45,729	43,880
24	Montana	Montana Province	8,049	52,476	49,368	43,781
25	Dimitrovgrad	Haskovo Province	-	50,977	45,918	38,785
26	Targovishte	Targovishte Province	10,561	43,016	40,775	37,611
27	Lovech	Lovech Province	11,829	48,242	44,262	36,600
28	Silistra	Silistra Province	15,951	48,360	42,153	35,607
29	Dupnitsa	Kyustendil Province	19,301	41,398	38,323	35,506
30	Svishtov	Veliko Tarnovo Province	13,093	30,404	30,591	34,842
31	Razgrad	Razgrad Province	15,010	40,933	39,036	33,880
32	Gorna Oryahovitsa	Veliko Tarnovo Province	10,488	38,914	35,621	32,079
33	Smolyan	Smolyan Province	5,406	34,086	33,153	30,642
34	Petrich	Blagoevgrad Province	13,493	27,659	29,785	29,836
35	Sandanski	Blagoevgrad Province	7,447	26,096	26,695	26,959
36	Samokov	Sofia Province	13,218	28,608	27,664	26,061
37	Sevlievo	Gabrovo Province	9,827	25,494	24,775	23,908
38	Lom	Montana Province	15,255	31,133	27,897	23,836
39	Karlovo	Plovdiv Province	8,903	27,291	25,715	23,797
40	Velingrad	Pazardzhik Province	-	25,634	25,009	23,479
41	Nova Zagora	Sliven Province	10,988	26,260	25,453	23,325
42	Troyan	Lovech Province	5,206	25,104	23,332	21,723
43	Aytos	Burgas Province	9,929	22,401	21,339	20,930
44	Botevgrad	Sofia Province	6,079	23,006	21,545	20,444
45	Gotse Delchev	Blagoevgrad Province	14,358	20,454	20,426	19,721
46	Peshtera	Pazardzhik Province	8,938	19,280	19,411	19,288
47	Harmanli	Haskovo Province	9,225	21,349	19,927	18,360
48	Karnobat	Burgas Province	10,265	21,917	20,587	18,214
49	Svilengrad	Haskovo Province	9,686	18,643	18,982	18,005
50	Panagyurishte	Pazardzhik Province	12,014	21,131	19,994	17,675
51	Chirpan	Stara Zagora Province	13,220	19,940	18,022	16,133
52	Popovo	Targovishte Province	6,525	19,722	17,791	15,286
53	Rakovski	Plovdiv Province	-	15,799	16,184	15,052
54	Radomir	Pernik Province	5,783	16,909	15,631	13,873
55	Novi Iskar	Sofia City Province	-	-	-	13,855
56	Kozloduy	Vratsa Province	-	13,632	14,871	13,752
57	Parvomay	Plovdiv Province	5,050	16,809	15,266	13,733
58	Berkovitsa	Montana Province	6,876	16,146	15,459	13,721
59	Cherven Bryag	Pleven Province	5,244	18,003	15,792	13,634
60	Pomorie	Burgas Province	4,823	13,946	13,641	13,432
61	Ihtiman	Sofia Province	6,526	12,926	13,615	13,297
62	Radnevo	Stara Zagora Province	-	14,447	14,595	13,207
63	Provadiya	Varna Province	8,729	15,251	14,141	12,766
64	Novi Pazar	Shumen Province	5,477	14,284	13,542	12,613
65	Razlog	Blagoevgrad Province	6,912	13,422	12,614	12,472
66	Byala Slatina	Vratsa Province	9,324	15,995	13,832	12,289
67	Nesebar	Burgas Province	2,286	8,604	8,789	12,133
68	Balchik	Dobrich Province	6,131	12,235	12,448	12,127
69	Kostinbrod	Sofia Province	-	12,123	12,120	11,896
70	Stamboliyski	Plovdiv Province	-	13,015	12,490	11,575
71	Kavarna	Dobrich Province	5,652	12,139	11,479	11,340
72	Knezha	Pleven Province	13,035	13,690	12,658	11,063
73	Pavlikeni	Veliko Tarnovo Province	6,383	13,996	12,879	10,850
74	Mezdra	Vratsa Province	-	13,006	12,387	10,769
75	Etropole	Sofia Province	3,021	12,078	11,371	10,750
76	Levski	Pleven Province	5,122	13,178	12,166	10,528
77	Teteven	Lovech Province	4,817	12,567	11,427	10,429
78	Elhovo	Yambol Province	6,720	13,776	12,070	10,367
79	Bankya	Sofia City Province	-	-	-	10,126
80	Tryavna	Gabrovo Province	4,355	12,491	11,131	9,569
81	Lukovit	Lovech Province	7,751	10,505	10,002	9,535
82	Tutrakan	Silistra Province	7,183	11,573	10,322	9,371
83	Sredets	Burgas Province	-	10,464	9,548	9,122
84	Sopot	Plovdiv Province	3,644	11,774	9,926	9,076
85	Byala	Ruse Province	6,352	11,222	10,006	8,890
86	Veliki Preslav	Shumen Province	4,127	9,969	9,328	8,886
87	Isperih	Razgrad Province	-	10,494	9,953	8,829
88	Belene	Pleven Province	-	10,453	9,903	8,761
89	Omurtag	Targovishte Province	4,233	8,938	8,893	8,612
90	Bansko	Blagoevgrad Province	6,161	9,385	9,204	8,562
91	Krichim	Plovdiv Province	-	8,761	8,544	8,463
92	Galabovo	Stara Zagora Province	-	9,507	9,166	8,425
93	Devnya	Varna Province	-	8,412	8,648	8,369
94	Septemvri	Pazardzhik Province	-	9,361	8,937	8,320
95	Rakitovo	Pazardzhik Province	-	8,417	8,442	8,277
96	Lyaskovets	Veliko Tarnovo Province	5,541	10,050	9,109	8,164
97	Svoge	Sofia Province	-	8,410	8,559	8,033
98	Aksakovo	Varna Province	-	7,039	7,283	7,978
99	Kubrat	Razgrad Province	-	9,906	9,045	7,898
100	Dryanovo	Gabrovo Province	3,764	9,673	8,655	7,892
101	Beloslav	Varna Province	-	7,970	8,071	7,878
102	Pirdop	Sofia Province	-	8,566	8,372	7,651
103	Lyubimets	Haskovo Province	-	8,499	8,163	7,587
104	Momchilgrad	Kardzhali Province	3,143	7,266	7,948	7,542
105	Slivnitsa	Sofia Province	-	8,455	7,878	7,333
106	Hisarya	Plovdiv Province	-	9,149	8,299	7,239
107	Zlatograd	Smolyan Province	4,182	8,831	7,887	7,077
108	Kostenets	Sofia Province	-	10,866	9,954	7,018
109	Devin	Smolyan Province	2,695	6,411	7,485	6,996
110	General Toshevo	Dobrich Province	-	8,955	8,042	6,979
111	Simeonovgrad	Haskovo Province	4,261	8,294	7,648	6,941
112	Simitli	Blagoevgrad Province	-	7,466	7,127	6,781
113	Elin Pelin	Sofia Province	-	6,646	6,700	6,705
114	Dolni Chiflik	Varna Province	-	7,126	6,863	6,698
115	Tervel	Dobrich Province	-	7,859	7,178	6,682
116	Dulovo	Silistra Province	-	7,618	7,001	6,568
117	Varshets	Montana Province	-	7,635	7,199	6,428
118	Kotel	Sliven Province	3,674	7,781	6,893	6,066
119	Madan	Smolyan Province	-	8,545	6,573	6,026
120	Straldzha	Yambol Province	-	6,613	6,176	5,977
121	Saedinenie	Plovdiv Province	-	6,801	6,364	5,951
122	Bobov Dol	Kyustendil Province	-	7,655	6,915	5,891
123	Tsarevo	Burgas Province	1,960	6,005	5,854	5,882
124	Kuklen	Plovdiv Province	-	5,647	5,907	5,837
125	Tvarditsa	Sliven Province	-	7,196	5,983	5,651
126	Yakoruda	Blagoevgrad Province	-	6,455	6,139	5,627
127	Elena	Veliko Tarnovo Province	2,658	7,226	6,412	5,623
128	Topolovgrad	Haskovo Province	6,668	7,386	6,618	5,542
129	Bozhurishte	Sofia Province	-	-	4,822	5,439
130	Chepelare	Smolyan Province	-	6,264	5,633	5,344
131	Oryahovo	Vratsa Province	6,985	6,767	6,088	5,331
132	Sozopol	Burgas Province	-	-	4,679	5,286
133	Belogradchik	Vidin Province	2,192	6,635	5,838	5,242
134	Perushtitsa	Plovdiv Province	-	5,586	5,385	5,149
135	Zlatitsa	Sofia Province	-	5,636	5,757	5,090
136	Strazhitsa	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	5,554	5,279	5,085
137	Krumovgrad	Kardzhali Province	1,514	5,286	5,239	4,861
138	Kameno	Burgas Province	-	5,391	5,094	4,784
139	Dalgopol	Varna Province	-	5,304	5,319	4,781
140	Vetovo	Ruse Province	-	5,287	4,991	4,758
141	Suvorovo	Varna Province	-	4,799	4,702	4,745
142	Dolni Dabnik	Pleven Province	-	-	4,891	4,706
143	Dolna Banya	Sofia Province	-	-	4,911	4,665
144	Pravets	Sofia Province	-	-	4,430	4,621
145	Nedelino	Smolyan Province	-	-	5,071	4,529
146	Polski Trambesh	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	5,471	5,160	4,470
147	Trastenik	Pleven Province	-	-	4,784	4,460
148	Bratsigovo	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	4,529	4,386
149	Koynare	Pleven Province	-	-	5,115	4,383
150	Godech	Sofia Province	-	-	4,801	4,355
151	Slavyanovo	Pleven Province	-	-	4,763	4,342
152	Dve Mogili	Ruse Province	-	-	4,790	4,314
153	Kostandovo	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	4,535	4,277
154	Debelets	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	4,128	4,254
155	Strelcha	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	4,678	4,240
156	Sapareva Banya	Kyustendil Province	-	-	4,328	4,069
157	Ignatievo	Varna Province	1,442	3,711	3,963	4,026
158	Smyadovo	Shumen Province	-	-	4,331	3,986
159	Breznik	Pernik Province	-	-	4,394	3,940
160	Sveti Vlas	Burgas Province	-	-	2,311	3,886
161	Nikopol	Pleven Province	-	-	4,758	3,832
162	Shivachevo	Sliven Province	-	-	4,303	3,795
163	Belovo	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	4,592	3,794
164	Tsar Kaloyan	Razgrad Province	-	-	4,848	3,782
165	Ivaylovgrad	Haskovo Province	-	-	4,442	3,704
166	Valchedram	Montana Province	-	-	4,176	3,696
167	Marten	Ruse Province	-	-	3,759	3,673
168	Glodzhevo	Ruse Province	-	-	4,366	3,596
169	Sarnitsa	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	3,803	3,579
170	Letnitsa	Lovech Province	-	-	4,389	3,577
171	Varbitsa	Shumen Province	-	-	4,204	3,560
172	Iskar	Pleven Province	-	-	3,925	3,539
173	Ardino	Kardzhali Province	-	3,663	3,733	3,530
174	Shabla	Dobrich Province	-	-	3,945	3,505
175	Rudozem	Smolyan Province	-	-	4,361	3,499
176	Vetren	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	3,554	3,463
177	Kresna	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	3,882	3,428
178	Banya	Plovdiv Province	-	-	3,882	3,427
179	Batak	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	3,806	3,422
180	Maglizh	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,610	3,398
181	Valchi Dol	Varna Province	-	-	3,670	3,392
182	Gulyantsi	Pleven Province	-	-	3,817	3,372
183	Dragoman	Sofia Province	-	-	3,551	3,332
184	Zavet	Razgrad Province	-	-	4,208	3,316
185	Kran	Stara Zagora Province	1,214	3,682	3,636	3,295
186	Miziya	Vratsa Province	-	-	3,810	3,289
187	Primorsko	Burgas Province	-	-	3,461	3,282
188	Sungurlare	Burgas Province	-	-	3,756	3,282
189	Dolna Mitropoliya	Pleven Province	-	-	3,669	3,260
190	Krivodol	Vratsa Province	-	-	3,683	3,250
191	Kula	Vidin Province	-	-	3,802	3,220
192	Kalofer	Plovdiv Province	-	-	3,475	3,191
193	Slivo Pole	Ruse Province	-	-	3,867	3,179
194	Kaspichan	Shumen Province	-	-	3,749	3,175
195	Apriltsi	Lovech Province	-	-	3,122	3,121
196	Belitsa	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	3,582	3,091
197	Roman	Vratsa Province	-	-	3,602	3,088
198	Dzhebel	Kardzhali Province	-	2,294	2,871	2,982
199	Dolna Oryahovitsa	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	3,227	2,969
200	Buhovo	Sofia City Province	-	-	3,227	2,952
201	Gurkovo	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,159	2,917
202	Pavel Banya	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,060	2,914
203	Nikolaevo	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,167	2,864
204	Yablanitsa	Lovech Province	-	-	3,080	2,855
205	Kableshkovo	Burgas Province	-	-	2,905	2,820
206	Opaka	Targovishte Province	-	-	3,224	2,817
207	Rila	Kyustendil Province	-	-	2,959	2,807
208	Ugarchin	Lovech Province	-	-	2,960	2,774
209	Dunavtsi	Vidin Province	-	-	2,834	2,730
210	Dobrinishte	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	2,919	2,681
211	Hadzhidimovo	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	3,045	2,610
212	Bregovo	Vidin Province	-	-	2,809	2,552
213	Byala Cherkva	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,952	2,547
214	Zlataritsa	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,845	2,544
215	Kocherinovo	Kyustendil Province	-	-	2,210	2,542
216	Dospat	Smolyan Province	-	-	2,693	2,540
217	Tran	Pernik Province	-	-	2,838	2,492
218	Sadovo	Plovdiv Province	-	-	2,613	2,491
219	Laki	Plovdiv Province	-	-	2,432	2,406
220	Koprivshtitsa	Sofia Province	-	-	2,567	2,377
221	Malko Tarnovo	Burgas Province	-	-	2,801	2,377
222	Loznitsa	Razgrad Province	-	-	3,004	2,361
223	Obzor	Burgas Province	-	-	2,033	2,351
224	Kilifarevo	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,470	2,292
225	Borovo	Ruse Province	-	-	2,613	2,275
226	Batanovtsi	Pernik Province	-	-	2,447	2,247
227	Chernomorets	Burgas Province	-	-	-	2,204
228	Aheloy	Burgas Province	-	-	-	2,183
229	Byala	Varna Province	-	-	2,081	2,130
230	Pordim	Pleven Province	-	-	2,189	2,086
231	Suhindol	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,182	2,086
232	Merichleri	Haskovo Province	-	-	2,043	1,915
233	Glavinitsa	Silistra Province	-	-	2,133	1,891
234	Chiprovtsi	Montana Province	-	-	2,267	1,862
235	Kermen	Sliven Province	-	-	2,082	1,859
236	Brezovo	Plovdiv Province	-	-	1,976	1,858
237	Plachkovtsi	Gabrovo Province	-	-	2,043	1,854
238	Zemen	Pernik Province	-	-	1,892	1,834
239	Balgarovo	Burgas Province	-	-	2,094	1,819
240	Alfatar	Silistra Province	-	-	1,761	1,668
241	Boychinovtsi	Montana Province	-	-	1,804	1,615
242	Gramada	Vidin Province	-	-	1,730	1,580
243	Senovo	Ruse Province	-	-	1,616	1,550
244	Momin Prohod	Sofia Province	-	-	1,790	1,543
245	Kaolinovo	Shumen Province	-	-	3,073	1,492
246	Shipka	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	1,348	1,466
247	Antonovo	Targovishte Province	-	-	1,796	1,429
248	Ahtopol	Burgas Province	-	-	1,328	1,310
249	Boboshevo	Kyustendil Province	-	-	1,383	1,291
250	Bolyarovo	Yambol Province	-	-	1,350	1,264
251	Brusartsi	Montana Province	-	-	1,444	1,264
252	Klisura	Plovdiv Province	-	-	1,404	1,241
253	Dimovo	Vidin Province	-	-	1,343	1,188
254	Kiten	Burgas Province	-	-	1,075	1,127
255	Pliska	Shumen Province	-	-	1,034	1,045
256	Madzharovo	Haskovo Province	-	-	696	613
257	Melnik	Blagoevgrad Province	472	287	252	347
	Bulgaria	Total:	7,029,349	8,487,317	7,932,984	7,364,570

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

Map main cities in Bulgaria at Visitmybulgaria.com
Map of Bulgarian towns at BGMaps.com
Map of Bulgarian towns at the World Gazetteer website at archive.today (archived 2012-12-10)
Maps of Bulgarian towns at Domino.bg Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
Veliko Tarnovo of Bulgaria

How many cities are there in Bulgaria?

Nowadays, there are 256 towns and cities in Bulgaria. The largest of these are Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Stara Zagora and Pleven.

What is the most crowded city in Bulgaria?

This statistic shows the biggest cities in Bulgaria in 2020. In 2020, approximately 1.22 million people lived in Sofija, making it the biggest city in Bulgaria.

How many big cities are in Bulgaria?

Bulgaria has 1 cities with more than a million people, 6 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 72 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. The largest city in Bulgaria is Sofia, with a population of people.