The structure of Bulgarian municipalities

Bulgaria is divided into 28 regions / districts and 273 municipalities: Sofia city, Sofia region, Plovdiv, Haskovo, Varna, Bourgas, Ruse, Lovech, Montana, Vidin, Vratza, Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Pleven, Pazardjik, Smolyan, Kardjali, Yambol, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Stara Zagora, Sliven, Targovishte, Razgrad, Shumen, Dobrich, Silistra.

The region / district (oblast) represents the national government on the territory of the province, and ensures correspondence between national and local interests. The Governor who rules over the region is assisted by the regional administration, and is appointed by the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria.

The municipality is the basic administrative territorial unit in Bulgaria in which local self-government is carried out. The citizen takes part in the government of the municipality through the bodies of local self-government, elected by them, and also directly through referenda and by general assembly of the population. The body of local self-government in the municipality is the Municipal Council, elected by the population of the respective municipality with a mandate of four years. The mayor is the executive body of the municipality. He is elected by the population or by the Municipal Council for a four-year term of office. The municipality has an independent budget and its own property, which it uses in the interest of the territorial community.

Regions in Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad	Burgas	Varna	Veliko Tarnovo
Vidin	Vratsa	Gabrovo	Dobrich
Kardjali	Kyustendil	Lovech	Montana
Pazardjik	Pernik	Pleven	Plovdiv
Razgrad	Ruse	Silistra	Sliven
Smolyan	Sofia city	Sofia - district	Stara Zagora
Targovishte	Haskovo	Shumen	Yambol