List of settlements in Bulgaria

This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold.^[1]^[2]

Rank	CoA	City	*Province (Oblast)*	Population 1946^[3]^[4]	Population 1992 census	Population 2001 census	Population 2011 census^[1]^[2]	Image
1		Sofia	Sofia City	366,801	1,114,925	1,091,772	1,204,685
2		Plovdiv	Plovdiv Province	126,563	341,058	340,638	338,153
3		Varna	Varna Province	76,954	308,432	314,539	334,870
4		Burgas	Burgas Province	44,449	195,686	192,390	200,271
5		Ruse	Rousse Province	57,509	170,038	162,128	149,642
6		Stara Zagora	Stara Zagora Province	38,325	150,518	143,989	138,272
7		Pleven	Pleven Province	39,059	130,812	122,149	106,954
8		Sliven	Sliven Province	34,291	106,212	100,695	91,620
9		Dobrich	Dobrich Province	30,522	104,494	100,379	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	68,783
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	-	-	-	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	-	-	-	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	Rousse 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	Rousse 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	Rousse 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		Smyadovo	Shumen Province	-	-	4,331	3,986
158		Breznik	Pernik Province	-	-	4,394	3,940
159		Sveti Vlas	Burgas Province	-	-	2,311	3,886
160		Nikopol	Pleven Province	-	-	4,758	3,832
161		Shivachevo	Sliven Province	-	-	4,303	3,795
162		Belovo	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	4,592	3,794
163		Tsar Kaloyan	Razgrad Province	-	-	4,848	3,782
164		Ivaylovgrad	Haskovo Province	-	-	4,442	3,704
165		Valchedram	Montana Province	-	-	4,176	3,696
166		Marten	Rousse Province	-	-	3,759	3,673
167		Glodzhevo	Rousse Province	-	-	4,366	3,596
168		Sarnitsa	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	3,803	3,579
169		Letnitsa	Lovech Province	-	-	4,389	3,577
170		Varbitsa	Shumen Province	-	-	4,204	3,560
171		Iskar	Pleven Province	-	-	3,925	3,539
172		Ardino	Kardzhali Province	-	3,663	3,733	3,530
173		Shabla	Dobrich Province	-	-	3,945	3,505
174		Rudozem	Smolyan Province	-	-	4,361	3,499
175		Vetren	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	3,554	3,463
176		Kresna	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	3,882	3,428
177		Banya	Plovdiv Province	-	-	3,882	3,427
178		Batak	Pazardzhik Province	-	-	3,806	3,422
179		Maglizh	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,610	3,398
180		Valchi Dol	Varna Province	-	-	3,670	3,392
181		Gulyantsi	Pleven Province	-	-	3,817	3,372
182		Dragoman	Sofia Province	-	-	3,551	3,332
183		Zavet	Razgrad Province	-	-	4,208	3,316
184		Miziya	Vratsa Province	-	-	3,810	3,289
185		Primorsko	Burgas Province	-	-	3,461	3,282
186		Sungurlare	Burgas Province	-	-	3,756	3,282
187		Dolna Mitropoliya	Pleven Province	-	-	3,669	3,260
188		Krivodol	Vratsa Province	-	-	3,683	3,250
189		Kula	Vidin Province	-	-	3,802	3,220
190		Kalofer	Plovdiv Province	-	-	3,475	3,191
191		Slivo Pole	Rousse Province	-	-	3,867	3,179
192		Kaspichan	Shumen Province	-	-	3,749	3,175
193		Apriltsi	Lovech Province	-	-	3,122	3,121
194		Belitsa	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	3,582	3,091
195		Roman	Vratsa Province	-	-	3,602	3,088
196		Dzhebel	Kardzhali Province	-	2,294	2,871	2,982
197		Dolna Oryahovitsa	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	3,227	2,969
198		Buhovo	Sofia City	-	-	3,227	2,952
199		Gurkovo	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,159	2,917
200		Pavel Banya	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,060	2,914
201		Nikolaevo	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	3,167	2,864
202		Yablanitsa	Lovech Province	-	-	3,080	2,855
203		Kableshkovo	Burgas Province	-	-	2,905	2,820
204		Opaka	Targovishte Province	-	-	3,224	2,817
205		Rila	Kyustendil Province	-	-	2,959	2,807
206		Ugarchin	Lovech Province	-	-	2,960	2,774
207		Dunavtsi	Vidin Province	-	-	2,834	2,730
208		Dobrinishte	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	2,919	2,681
209		Hadzhidimovo	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	3,045	2,610
210		Bregovo	Vidin Province	-	-	2,809	2,552
211		Byala Cherkva	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,952	2,547
212		Zlataritsa	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,845	2,544
213		Kocherinovo	Kyustendil Province	-	-	2,210	2,542
214		Dospat	Smolyan Province	-	-	2,693	2,540
215		Tran	Pernik Province	-	-	2,838	2,492
216		Sadovo	Plovdiv Province	-	-	2,613	2,491
217		Laki	Plovdiv Province	-	-	2,432	2,406
218		Malko Tarnovo	Burgas Province	-	-	2,801	2,377
219		Koprivshtitsa	Sofia Province	-	-	2,567	2,377
220		Loznitsa	Razgrad Province	-	-	3,004	2,361
221		Obzor	Burgas Province	-	-	2,033	2,351
222		Kilifarevo	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,470	2,292
223		Borovo	Rousse Province	-	-	2,613	2,275
224		Batanovtsi	Pernik Province	-	-	2,447	2,247
225		Chernomorets	Burgas Province	-	-	-	2,204
226		Aheloy	Burgas Province	-	-	-	2,183
227		Byala	Varna Province	-	-	2,081	2,130
228		Suhindol	Veliko Tarnovo Province	-	-	2,182	2,086
229		Pordim	Pleven Province	-	-	2,189	2,086
230		Merichleri	Haskovo Province	-	-	2,043	1,915
231		Glavinitsa	Silistra Province	-	-	2,133	1,891
232		Chiprovtsi	Montana Province	-	-	2,267	1,862
233		Kermen	Sliven Province	-	-	2,082	1,859
234		Brezovo	Plovdiv Province	-	-	1,976	1,858
235		Plachkovtsi	Gabrovo Province	-	-	2,043	1,854
236		Zemen	Pernik Province	-	-	1,892	1,834
237		Balgarovo	Burgas Province	-	-	2,094	1,819
238		Alfatar	Silistra Province	-	-	1,761	1,668
239		Boychinovtsi	Montana Province	-	-	1,804	1,615
240		Gramada	Vidin Province	-	-	1,730	1,580
241		Senovo	Rousse Province	-	-	1,616	1,550
242		Momin Prohod	Sofia Province	-	-	1,790	1,543
243		Kaolinovo	Shumen Province	-	-	3,073	1,492
244		Shipka	Stara Zagora Province	-	-	1,348	1,466
245		Antonovo	Targovishte Province	-	-	1,796	1,429
246		Ahtopol	Burgas Province	-	-	1,328	1,310
247		Boboshevo	Kyustendil Province	-	-	1,383	1,291
248		Brusartsi	Montana Province	-	-	1,444	1,264
249		Bolyarovo	Yambol Province	-	-	1,350	1,264
250		Klisura	Plovdiv Province	-	-	1,404	1,241
251		Dimovo	Vidin Province	-	-	1,343	1,188
252		Kiten	Burgas Province	-	-	1,075	1,127
253		Pliska	Shumen Province	-	-	1,034	1,045
254		Madzharovo	Haskovo Province	-	-	696	613
255		Melnik	Blagoevgrad Province	-	-	252	347
		Bulgaria	Total:	7,029,349	8,487,317	7,932,984	7,364,570

References

1 2 (in Bulgarian) Census 2011 Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
1 2 (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - POPULATION BY TOWNS AND SEX AS OF 31.12.2010 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
↑ (in Bulgarian) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
↑ (in English and Bulgarian)„pop-stat.mashke.org“

[census2011-1] 1 2 (in Bulgarian) Census 2011 Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

[statistika-2] 1 2 (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - POPULATION BY TOWNS AND SEX AS OF 31.12.2010 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

[BAN-3] (in Bulgarian) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine

[pop-stat-4] (in English and Bulgarian)„pop-stat.mashke.org“

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