43°35′N 28°0′E / 43.583°N 28.000°E
Dobrich Province
Област Добрич | |
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 Cape Shabia Lighthouse | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Dobrich Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Dobrich |
| Municipalities | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Zhelyazko Zhelyazkov |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,719.71 km2 (1,822.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 147,208 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | TX |
| Website | dobrich |
Dobrich Province (Bulgarian: Област Добрич, Oblast Dobrich, former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is bounded on the east by the Black Sea, on the south by Varna Province, on the west by Shumen and Silistra provinces, and on the north by Romania. It is divided into eight municipalities. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 186,016.[3][4][2] The province was part of Romania between 1913 and 1940.
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived January 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“