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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 1.4 million inhabitants and the smallest is Melnik with about 300. Towns are not necessarily larger than all villages. Indeed, many villages are more populous than many towns - compare for instance Lozen, a large village with more than 6,000 inhabitants, with Melnik.
List
Rank | CoA | City/Town | Province (Oblast) | Population 1946[2][3] | Population 1992 census | Population 2001 census | Population 2011 census[1][4] | Population
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Sofia | Sofia City Province | 366,801 | 1,114,925 | 1,091,772 | 1,204,685 | 1,190,256 | |
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Plovdiv | Plovdiv Province | 126,563 | 341,058 | 338,224 | 338,153 | 321,824 | ![]() |
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Varna | Varna Province | 76,954 | 308,432 | 312,889 | 334,870 | 311,093 | |
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Burgas | Burgas Province | 44,449 | 195,686 | 192,390 | 200,271 | 188,242 | ![]() |
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Ruse | Ruse Province | 57,509 | 170,038 | 161,453 | 149,642 | 123,134 | ![]() |
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Stara Zagora | Stara Zagora Province | 38,325 | 150,518 | 143,420 | 138,272 | 121,582 | ![]() |
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Pleven | Pleven Province | 39,059 | 130,812 | 122,149 | 106,954 | 90,209 | ![]() |
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Sliven | Sliven Province | 34,291 | 106,212 | 100,366 | 91,620 | 79,362 | ![]() |
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Dobrich | Dobrich Province | 30,522 | 104,494 | 100,000 | 91,030 | 71,947 | ![]() |
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Shumen | Shumen Province | 31,327 | 93,390 | 89,054 | 80,855 | 67,300 | ![]() |
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Pernik | Pernik Province | 28,545 | 90,549 | 86,133 | 80,191 | 66,991 | |
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Haskovo | Haskovo Province | 27,435 | 80,700 | 80,870 | 76,397 | 64,564 | |
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Blagoevgrad | Blagoevgrad Province | 14,200 | 71,476 | 71,361 | 70,881 | 62,524 | ![]() |
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Yambol | Yambol Province | 30,576 | 91,497 | 82,924 | 74,132 | 60,641 | ![]() |
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Veliko Tarnovo | Veliko Tarnovo Province | 16,223 | 67,540 | 66,998 | 72,653 | 59,166 | |
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Pazardzhik | Pazardzhik Province | 30,376 | 82,578 | 78,855 | 71,979 | 55,220 | ![]() |
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Vratsa | Vratsa Province | 19,620 | 75,518 | 69,423 | 60,692 | 49,569 | ![]() |
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Asenovgrad | Plovdiv Province | 20,952 | 52,360 | 52,116 | 50,846 | 45,473 | |
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Gabrovo | Gabrovo Province | 21,180 | 76,522 | 67,350 | 58,930 | 44,786 | |
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Kazanluk | Stara Zagora Province | 20,096 | 60,095 | 54,021 | 47,325 | 41,768 | ![]() |
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Kardzhali | Kardzhali Province | 10,502 | 45,793 | 45,729 | 43,880 | 40,937 | ![]() |
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Montana | Montana Province | 8,049 | 52,476 | 49,368 | 43,781 | 36,633 | ![]() |
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Kyustendil | Kyustendil Province | 19,238 | 54,431 | 50,243 | 44,532 | 35,100 | ![]() |
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Vidin | Vidin Province | 18,481 | 62,691 | 57,614 | 48,071 | 34,797 | ![]() |
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Targovishte | Targovishte Province | 10,561 | 43,016 | 40,775 | 37,611 | 32,957 | ![]() |
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Dimitrovgrad | Haskovo Province | - | 50,977 | 45,918 | 38,785 | 31,187 | ![]() |
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Razgrad | Razgrad Province | 15,010 | 40,933 | 39,036 | 33,880 | 28,509 | ![]() |
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Lovech | Lovech Province | 11,829 | 48,242 | 44,262 | 36,600 | 27,910 | ![]() |
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Silistra | Silistra Province | 15,951 | 48,360 | 42,153 | 35,607 | 27,727 | |
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Dupnitsa | Kyustendil Province | 19,301 | 41,398 | 38,323 | 35,506 | 26,973 | ![]() |
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Petrich | Blagoevgrad Province | 13,493 | 27,659 | 29,785 | 29,836 | 26,093 | |
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Gorna Oryahovitsa | Veliko Tarnovo Province | 10,488 | 38,914 | 35,621 | 32,079 | 25,764 | ![]() |
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Smolyan | Smolyan Province | 5,406 | 34,086 | 33,153 | 30,642 | 24,920 | |
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Samokov | Sofia Province | 13,218 | 28,608 | 27,664 | 26,061 | 24,186 | ![]() |
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Sandanski | Blagoevgrad Province | 7,447 | 26,096 | 26,695 | 26,959 | 23,844 | ![]() |
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Velingrad | Pazardzhik Province | - | 25,634 | 25,009 | 23,479 | 20,031 | |
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Sevlievo | Gabrovo Province | 9,827 | 25,494 | 24,775 | 23,908 | ![]() | |
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Lom | Montana Province | 15,255 | 31,133 | 27,897 | 23,836 | ![]() | |
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Karlovo | Plovdiv Province | 8,903 | 27,291 | 25,715 | 23,797 | ![]() | |
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Velingrad | Pazardzhik Province | - | 25,634 | 25,009 | 23,479 | ||
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Nova Zagora | Sliven Province | 10,988 | 26,260 | 25,453 | 23,325 | ![]() | |
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Troyan | Lovech Province | 5,206 | 25,104 | 23,332 | 21,723 | ||
43 | Aytos | Burgas Province | 9,929 | 22,401 | 21,339 | 20,930 | ![]() | ||
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Botevgrad | Sofia Province | 6,079 | 23,006 | 21,545 | 20,444 | ![]() | |
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Gotse Delchev | Blagoevgrad Province | 14,358 | 20,454 | 20,426 | 19,721 | ![]() | |
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Peshtera | Pazardzhik Province | 8,938 | 19,280 | 19,411 | 19,288 | ![]() | |
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Harmanli | Haskovo Province | 9,225 | 21,349 | 19,927 | 18,360 | ![]() | |
48 | Karnobat | Burgas Province | 10,265 | 21,917 | 20,587 | 18,214 | ![]() | ||
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Svilengrad | Haskovo Province | 9,686 | 18,643 | 18,982 | 18,005 | ![]() | |
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Panagyurishte | Pazardzhik Province | 12,014 | 21,131 | 19,994 | 17,675 | ![]() | |
51 | Chirpan | Stara Zagora Province | 13,220 | 19,940 | 18,022 | 16,133 | ![]() | ||
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Popovo | Targovishte Province | 6,525 | 19,722 | 17,791 | 15,286 | ![]() | |
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Rakovski | Plovdiv Province | - | 15,799 | 16,184 | 15,052 | ![]() | |
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Radomir | Pernik Province | 5,783 | 16,909 | 15,631 | 13,873 | ![]() |