Region

Area Size,

Population,

Work force,

Unemployment,

Average gross monthly salary, 2005, Euro

km2

2005

2005

2005, %

1

Blagoevgrad

6 449.5

334 907

170 689

8.13

132

 District Administration - http://www.bl.government.bg/bl/home_e.html

2

Bourgas

7 748.1

418 925

201 006

5.46

167

 District Administration - http://www.bsregion.org/indexEn.html

3

Dobrich

4 719.7

206 893

105 343

10.97

145

 District Administration - http://obldobrich.orbitel.bg/

4

Gabrovo

2 023

137 461

66 804

5.86

154

 District Administration - http://www.gb.government.bg/gb/index_en.htm

5

Haskovo

5 533.3

268 335

125 042

12.21

133

 District Administration - http://www.hs.government.bg/hs/index-en.html

6

Kardjali

3 209.1

159 878

82 379

11.51

140

 District Administration - http://www.kj.government.bg/

7

Kyustendil

3 051.5

154 468

73 521

11.23

148

 District Administration - http://www.kn.government.bg/kn/en/index-en.html

8

Lovech

4 128.8

161 190

77 600

13.16

146

 District Administration - http://www.oblastlovech.org/BG.php

9

Montana

3 635.6

170 217

79 897

20.99

141

 District Administration - http://www.montanabg.org/

10

Pazardzhik

4 456.9

300 092

149 030

14.49

142

 District Administration - http://www.pz.government.bg/pz/fr_engl.html

11

Pernik

2 394.2

142 251

6 737

9.93

149

 District Administration - http://www.pernik.e-gov.bg/

12

Pleven

4 335.5

310 449

148 178

13.93

147

 District Administration - http://www.pleven-oblast.bg/

13

Plovdiv

5 972.9

709 861

329 791

9.19

146

 District Administration - http://www.pd.government.bg/

14

Razgrad

2 639.7

140 743

73 857

17.84

141

 District Administration - http://www.rz.government.bg/rz/index.html

15

Rousse

2 803.4

259 173

121 067

10.78

141

 District Administration - http://ruse.e-gov.bg/gb/index.php

16

Shumen

3 389.7

199 577

95 785

17.51

144

 District Administration - http://www.oblastshumen.icon.bg/

17

Silistra

2 846.3

135 701

67 108

14.77

138

 District Administration - http://www.silistra-bg.net/

18

Sliven

3 544.1

211 005

102 836

14.46

140

 District Administration - http://www.sliven.government.bg/

19

Smolyan

3 192.9

133 015

70 648

14.04

130

 District Administration - http://www.region-smolyan.org/

20

Sofia district

7 062.3

262 032

125 456

11.72

171

 District Administration - http://www.sf.government.bg/sf/index_en.html

21

Sofia city

1 348.9

1 221 157

551 815

2.92

206

 District Administration - http://www.sf.government.bg/sf/index_en.html

22

Stara Zagora

5 151.1

362 090

172 917

9.6

172

 District Administration - http://www.sz.government.bg/BG.php

23

Targovishte

2 558.5

136 806

66 835

22.64

133

 District Administration - http://bulgaria.domino.bg/targovishte/

24

Varna

3 819.5

458 392

218 272

6.72

166

 District Administration - http://www.vn.government.bg/en/index.htm

25

Veliko Tarnovo

4 661.6

285 677

135 465

11.88

143

 District Administration - http://www.vt.government.bg/index.php

26

Vidin

3 032.9

120 192

56 478

19.82

131

 District Administration - http://vidin.iwebland.com/

27

Vratsa

3 937.6

212 656

97 742

16.52

173

 District Administration - http://oblast.vratsa.bg/en/Home.htm

28

Yambol

3 355.5

147 906

70 924

14.93

137

 District Administration - http://yambol.government.bg/

Total

111 001.9

7 761 049

3 704 336

10.49

164