Burgas, Bulgaria
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Burgas Бургас |
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Top: View of Slaveikov district at Night, 2nd left: Marine Casino Center in Burgas Sea Garden, 2nd middle: A fountain in Tsaritsa Ioanna Square, 2nd right: View of Clock in Transportana shopping area, 3rd left: Panteona Complex Building, 3rd upper middle: Bogorids Street, 3rd lower middle: St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, 3rd right: Burgas Art Gallery, 4th: View of Burgas Sand Sculptures event in Sea Garden, Bottom: The Pier at the Burgas Central Beach
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| Nickname(s): The city of sea and lakes The city of the dreams |
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 Burgas
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| Coordinates: 42°29′43″N 27°28′18″E / 42.49528°N 27.47167°ECoordinates: 42°29′43″N 27°28′18″E / 42.49528°N 27.47167°E | |||
| Country | Bulgaria | ||
| Province (Oblast) | Burgas | ||
| Municipality | Burgas | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Dimitar Nikolov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 253.644 km2 (97.932 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) | ||
| Population (2014-31-12) | |||
| • Total |
 211,033 (within city limits) |
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| • Urban |
 277,922 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 8000-8034 | ||
| Area code(s) | +359 056 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Burgas (Bulgarian: Бургас, pronounced [burˈɡas], Turkish: Burgaz), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 211,033 inhabitants, while 277,922 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. The is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the center of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.
A similar literal composition have the cities Burgos in Spain and numerous cities containing the Germanic "city" such as Hamburg. It is widely considered, including by the city's official website, that the name of the city is derived from the Latin word "burgos" as meaning a "tower", after a local ancient Roman travel post, which used to be in the area of today's Burgas Port. 15 centuries later, the settlement was mentioned by the Byzantine poet Manuel Phil as "Pyrgos" (Greek: Πύργος), a word identical in meaning with the Greek word for tower. There are several alternative explanations for the name's origin. By one of them, the city's name comes from Gothic name "baurgs" as meaning "signified consolidated walled villages". According to Bulgarian prof. Kiril Vlahov, the name of the city comes from the Thracian word "pyurg" as meaning "fortification of wooden beams". It is also suggested that the name ultimately comes from the name of khan Burtaz (683-633 BC).
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