Burgas
Burgas
Бургас Bourgas (alternatively) | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: View of Slaveikov district at Night, Marine Casino Center in Burgas Sea Garden, A fountain in Tsaritsa Ioanna Square, View of Clock in Transportana shopping area, Panteona Complex Building, Bogorids Street, Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Burgas, Burgas Art Gallery, View of Burgas Sand Sculptures event in Sea Garden, The Pier at the Burgas Central Beach | |
| Nicknames: "The city of sea and lakes" "The city of the dreams" | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′10.674″N 27°28′12.644″E / 42.50296500°N 27.47017889°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Burgas |
| Municipality | Burgas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitar Nikolov (GERB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 253.644 km2 (97.932 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2024-6-15) | |
• Total | 280 000 (within city limits) |
| • Urban | 310 000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal codes | 8000–8034 |
| Area code | (+359) 56 |
| Website | Official website |
Burgas (Bulgarian: Бургас, pronounced [burˈɡas] ⓘ), 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 280 000 inhabitants, while 310 000 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.
The city is surrounded by the Burgas Lakes and located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, at the large Burgas Bay. LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the second largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the centre of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.