The oblast of Vratsa is one of the 28 oblasti (“province”, “area”, “district”) of Bulgaria. Its Chef-lieu is the town of Vratsa.
Geography
The surface of the oblast is of 3 619,7 km ².
Demography
At the time of a recent census, the population rose with 223.358 hab., that is to say a
Population density of 61,71 hab. /km ².
Administration
The oblast is managed by a “regional governor” (into Bulgarian
Областенуправител) ·whose role is more or less comparable with that of a Préfet of department in
France. The current governor is Antonio Iliev Georgiev (in bulgare :
АнтониоИлиевГеоргиев).
Subdivisions
The oblast gathers 10 Municipalité S (into Bulgarian,
oбщина -
obchtina - in the singular,
Общини -
obchtini - in the plural), in which each city and village preserve a clean personality, even if a Intercommunalité seems to have existed as of the middle of the XIXe century:
1 . : Borovan (Борован) · 2 . : Byala Slatina (БялаСлатина),
3 . : Khaïredin (Хайредин) · 4 . : Kozlodouï (Козлодуй),
5 . : Krivodol (Криводол) · 6 . : Mezdra (Мездра),
7 . : Miziya (Мизия) · 8 . : Oryakhovo (Оряхово),
9 . : Romance (Роман) · 10 . : Vratsa (Враца).
Detailed list of the localities
The names of localities in bold characters have the statute of Ville (into Bulgarian:
град, transliterated in
grad ). The other localities have the statute of
Village (into Bulgarian:
село transliterated in
selo ).
The names of localities endeavor to follow, in the transliteration in Latin alphabet, the typography used by the Bulgarian nomenclature in Cyrillic alphabet, in particular with regard to the use of the capital letters (certain names of localities, obviously formed starting from adjectives and/or of common nouns, take only one capital letter) or spaces and hyphens (the latter being rare without being uncommon). Each transliterated name is followed, between brackets, of the original Bulgarian name in Cyrillic alphabet.
Borovan (obchtina)
The obchtina of Borovan groups 5 villages:
Borovan (Борован) ·
Dobrolevo (Добролево) ·
Malorad (Малорад) ·
Nivyanin (Нивянин) ·
Sirakovo (Сираково)
Byala Slatina (obchtina)
The obchtina of Byala Slatina groups a city, Byala Slatina, and 15 villages:
Altimir (
Алтимир) ·
Bardarski geran (
Бърдарски геран) ·
Barkatchevo (
Бъркачево) ·
Boukovets (
Буковец) ·
Byala Slatina (
Бяла Слатина) ·
Drachan (
Драшан) ·
Barge (
Габаре) ·
Galitche (
Галиче) ·
Komarevo (
Комарево) ·
Popitsa (
Попица) ·
Sokolare (
Соколаре) ·
Tarnak (
Търнак) ·
Tarnava (
Търнава) ·
Tlatchene (
Тлачене) ·
Varbitsa (
Върбица) ·
Vranyak (
Враняк)
Khaïredin (obchtina)
The obchtina of Khaïredin groups 6 villages:
Barzina (Бързина) ·
Botevo (Ботево) ·
Khaïredin (Хайредин) ·
Manastirichte (Манастирище) ·
Mikhaïlovo (Михайлово) ·
Rogozen (Рогозен)
Kozlodouï (obchtina)
The obchtina of Kozlodouï groups a city, Kozlodouï, and 4 villages:
Boutan (
Бутан) ·
Glojene (
Гложене) ·
Kharlets (
Хърлец) ·
Kozlodouï (
Козлодуй) ·
Kriva   will bara; (
Крива бара)
Krivodol (obchtina)
The obchtina of group a city, Krivodol, and 14 villages:
Baourene (Баурене) ·
Botounya (Ботуня) ·
Dobroucha (Добруша) ·
Fouren (Фурен) ·
Galatin (Галатин) ·
Glavatsi (Главаци) ·
Golemo Babino (Големо Бабино) ·
Gradechnitsa (Градешница) ·
Kravoder (Краводер) ·
Krivodol (Криводол) ·
Lesoura (Лесура) ·
Osen (Осен) ·
Ourovene (Уровене) ·
Poudriya (Пудрия) ·
Rakevo (Ракево)
Mezdra (obchtina)
The obchtina of Mezdra groups a city, Mezdra, and 27 villages:
Bodenets (Боденец) ·
Brousen (Брусен) ·
Darmantsi (Дърманци) ·
Dolna Kremena (Долна Кремена) ·
Eliseïna (Елисейна) ·
Gorna Bechovitsa (Горна Бешовица) ·
Gorna Kremena (Горна Кремена) ·
Ignatitsa (Игнатица) ·
Kalen (Кален) ·
Krapets (Крапец) ·
Kreta (Крета) ·
Lik (Лик) ·
Lyoutibrod (Лютиброд) ·
Lyoutidol (Лютидол) ·
Mezdra (Мездра) ·
Moravitsa (Моравица) ·
Oselna (Оселна) ·
Oslen krivodol (Ослен криводол) ·
Otchindol (Очиндол) ·
Rebarkovo (Ребърково) ·
Rouska   bleated; (РускаБела) ·
Staro selo (Старо село) ·
Tiptchenitsa (Типченица) ·
Tsakonitsa (Цаконица) ·
Tsarevets (Царевец) ·
Varbechnitsa (Върбешница) ·
Zlidol (Злидол) ·
Zverino (Зверино)
Miziya (obchtina)
The obchtina of Miziya groups a city, Miziya, and 5 villages:
Krouchovitsa (Крушовица) ·
Lipnitsa (Липница) ·
Miziya (Мизия) ·
Saraevo (Сараево) ·
Sofronievo (Софрониево) ·
Voïvodovo (Войводово)
Oryakhovo (obchtina)
The obchtina of Oryakhovo groups a city, Oryakhovo, and 6 villages:
Dolni Vadin (Долни Вадин) ·
Galovo (Галово) ·
Gorni Vadin (Горни Вадин) ·
Leskovets (Лесковец) ·
Oryakhovo (Оряхово) ·
Ostrov (Остров) ·
Selanovtsi (Селановци)
Romance (obchtina)
The obchtina of Novel groups a city, Roman, and 12 villages:
Dolna Bechovitsa (Долна Бешовица) ·
Kameno pole (Камено поле) ·
Karach (Караш) ·
Khoubavene (Хубавене) ·
Kounino (Кунино) ·
Kournovo (Курново) ·
Markovo ravnichte (Марково равнище) ·
Radovene (Радовене) ·
Romance (Роман) ·
Sinyo bardo (Синьо бърдо) ·
Sredni rat (Средни рът) ·
Stoyanovtsi (Стояновци) ·
Stroupets (Струпец)
Vratsa (obchtina)
The obchtina of Vratsa groups a city, Vratsa, and 22 villages:
Banitsa (
Баница) ·
Beli izvor (
Бели извор) ·
Devene (
Девене) ·
Golyamo Pechtene (
Голямо Пещене) ·
Gorno Pechtene (
Горно Пещене) ·
Kostelevo (
Костелево) ·
Lilyatche (
Лиляче) ·
Lyoutadjik (
Лютаджик) ·
Malo Pechtene (
Мало Пещене) ·
Mramoren (
Мраморен) ·
Nefela (
Нефела) ·
Okhoden (
Оходен) ·
Pavoltche (
Паволче) ·
Tchelopek (
Челопек) ·
Tchiren (
Чирен) ·
Tichevitsa (
Тишевица) ·
Tri kladentsi (
Три кладенци) ·
Varbitsa (
Върбица) ·
Veslets (
Веслец) ·
Virovsko (
Вировско) ·
Vlasatitsa (
Власатица) ·
Vratsa (
Враца) ·
Zgorigrad (
Згориград)
External bonds
- : Official site of the oblast of Vratsa