NUTS statistical regions of Bulgaria
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The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Bulgaria for statistical purposes.{{cite web|title=Revision to the Irish NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions|url=https://www.cso.ie/en/methods/revnuts23/|publisher=cso.ie|access-date=2021-06-07|archive-date=2018-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113144646/https://www.cso.ie/en/methods/revnuts23/|url-status=dead}} The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union.{{CELEX|32016R2066|text=Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)}} The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Bulgaria is BG and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these are a further level of the geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Bulgaria, the LAU 1 is municipalities and the LAU 2 is settlements.
Overall
= NUTS levels =
= Local Administrative Units =
{{main|Local administrative unit}}
Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:
| class="wikitable"
!Level !Subdivisions !# |
| LAU 1
|Municipalities (Obshtini) | align="right" |264 |
|---|
| LAU 2
|Settlements (Naseleni mesta) | align="right" |5302 |
The LAU codes of Bulgaria can be downloaded here: {{XLSlink|[http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nuts/excel_files/BG_LAU_2007.xls]}}
NUTS codes
File:NUTS BG Level 1 and 2.png
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background-color:#ffd700;text-align:left"
! NUTS 1 ! Code ! NUTS 2 ! Code ! NUTS 3 ! Code |
| rowspan=18 | Northern and Eastern Bulgaria ! rowspan=18 | BG3 | rowspan=5 | Severozapaden (Northwestern) | rowspan=5 | BG31 | BG311 |
|---|
| Montana Province
| BG312 |
| Vratsa Province
| BG313 |
| Pleven Province
| BG314 |
| Lovech Province
| BG315 |
| rowspan=5 | Severen tsentralen
(Northern Central) | rowspan=5 | BG32 | BG321 |
| Gabrovo Province
| BG322 |
| Ruse Province
| BG323 |
| Razgrad Province
| BG324 |
| Silistra Province
| BG325 |
| rowspan=4 | Severoiztochen
(Northeastern) | rowspan=4 | BG33 | BG331 |
| Dobrich Province
| BG332 |
| Shumen Province
| BG333 |
| Targovishte Province
| BG334 |
| rowspan=4 | Yugoiztochen
(Southeastern) | rowspan=4 | BG34 | BG341 |
| Sliven Province
| BG342 |
| Yambol Province
| BG343 |
| Stara Zagora Province
| BG344 |
| rowspan=10 | South-Western and South-Central Bulgaria ! rowspan=10 | BG4 | rowspan=5 | Yugozapaden (Southwestern) | rowspan=5 | BG41 | BG411 |
| Sofia Province
| BG412 |
| Blagoevgrad Province
| BG413 |
| Pernik Province
| BG414 |
| Kyustendil Province
| BG415 |
| rowspan=5 | Yuzhen tsentralen
(Southern Central) | rowspan=5 | BG42 | BG421 |
| Haskovo Province
| BG422 |
| Pazardzhik Province
| BG423 |
| Smolyan Province
| BG424 |
| Kardzhali Province
| BG425 |
In the 2003 version, the codes were as follows:
: BG1 North Bulgaria
:: BG11 North West
::: BG111 Vidin
::: BG112 Montana
::: BG113 Vratsa
:: BG12 North Central
::: BG121 Pleven
::: BG122 Lovech
::: BG123 Veliko Tarnovo
::: BG124 Gabrovo
::: BG125 Ruse
:: BG13 North East
::: BG131 Varna
::: BG132 Dobrich
::: BG133 Shumen
::: BG134 Targovishte
::: BG135 Razgrad
::: BG136 Silistra
: BG2 South Bulgaria
:: BG21 South West
::: BG211 Grad Sofiya
::: BG212 Sofiya
::: BG213 Blagoevgrad
::: BG214 Pernik
::: BG215 Kyustendil
:: BG22 South Central
::: BG221 Plovdiv
::: BG222 Stara Zagora
::: BG223 Haskovo
::: BG224 Pazardzhik
::: BG225 Smolyan
::: BG226 Kardzhali
:: BG23 South East
::: BG231 Burgas
::: BG232 Sliven
::: BG233 Yambol
NUTS 2 regions redrawing
Some of the present NUTS II regions of Bulgaria no longer meet the relevant technical requirements, mostly due to general population decline and increasing regional disproportion. A 2013 study by FLGR Consult commissioned by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works analyzed the state and trends of change in the characteristics of these regions to identify several options for the pending redrawing of the NUTS II map of the country. The process was restarted in 2017 with certain modified versions considered, and final decision due by the end of 2018.S. Okov. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180228190530/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-26/bulgaria-may-redraw-regional-borders-to-maintain-flow-of-eu-cash Bulgaria May Redraw Regional Borders to Maintain Flow of EU Cash.] Bloomberg, 26 February 2018L. Ivanov. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321162634_NUTS_II_Regions_of_Bulgaria NUTS II Regions of Bulgaria:] Proposal submitted to the inter-ministerial working group on the development of options for the redrawing of Bulgarian NUTS Level 2 Boundaries. Sofia, November 2017 (in Bulgarian and English) The relevant Regional Development (Amendment) Bill, released for public consultation by the Council of Ministers in October 2018, is based on a four-regions version chosen from the shortlist of three options developed by an inter-ministerial working group led by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.[http://www.strategy.bg/PublicConsultations/View.aspx?lang=bg-BG&Id=3793 Regional Development (Amendment) Bill.] Council of Ministers: Portal for Public Consultation, 4 October – 6 November 2018 (in Bulgarian)
File: Bulgaria_NUTS-2_Proposal_2018_variant_1.svg| Proposal option 1
File: Bulgaria_NUTS-2_Proposal_2018_variant_2.svg| Proposal option 2 underlying the Regional Development (Amendment) Bill of October 2018
File: Bulgaria_NUTS-2_Proposal_2018_variant_3.svg| Proposal option 3
File: Bulgaria_NUTS-2_Proposal_2018_variant_4.svg| Proposal option 4
File: Bulgaria_NUTS-2_Proposal_2018_variant_5.svg| Proposal option 5
See also
Notes
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Sources
- [http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nuts/codelist_en.cfm?list=nuts Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe]
- [https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/7451602/NUTS1-2013-EN.pdf Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1]
- [https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/7451602/2016-NUTS-2-map-BG.pdf BULGARIA - NUTS level 2]
- [https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/7451602/2016-NUTS-3-map-BG.pdf BULGARIA - NUTS level 3]
- [http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nuts/introannex_regions_en.html Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national administrative units]
- [http://simap.europa.eu/codes-and-nomenclatures/codes-nuts/codes-nuts-table_en.htm List of current NUTS codes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227015605/http://simap.europa.eu/codes-and-nomenclatures/codes-nuts/codes-nuts-table_en.htm |date=2012-02-27 }}
- [http://simap.europa.eu/codes-and-nomenclatures/codes-nuts/nuts_2008.ods Download current NUTS codes (ODS format)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716204920/http://simap.europa.eu/codes-and-nomenclatures/codes-nuts/nuts_2008.ods |date=2015-07-16 }}
- [http://www.statoids.com/ubg.html Regions of Bulgaria], Statoids.com
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