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Burgas (Bulgaria : Oblast)

LC control no.n 00140140
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Geographic headingBurgas (Bulgaria : Oblast)
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Geographic subdivision usageBulgaria--Burgas (Oblast)
Variant(s)Oblast Burgas (Bulgaria)
See alsoBurgaska oblast (Bulgaria)
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Burgaski okrŭg (Bulgaria)
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Biography/History noteBurgas (Bulgaria : Oblast) was created in 1999 when Burgaska oblast was split into three small oblasts.
Found inForeign names information bulletin, no. 23, July 31, 2000 (Former name: Burgas [short form]; Burgaska Oblast [long form]--ADM1, 42°36ʹN 26°41ʹE (BU29); new name: Burgas, Oblast--ADM1, 42°36ʹN 27°18ʹE (BU39))
Wikipedia, viewed on April 25, 2017: Provinces of Bulgaria (in 1987 the 28 small districts were combined into 9 large provinces; then in 1999, the large provinces were divided into 28 small provinces; Burgas, I︠A︡mbol, and Sliven are the pre-1987 and post-1999 places that were once part of the large province of Burgaska)
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