Vietnamese people in Bulgaria

Vietnamese people in Bulgaria
Total population
c. 2,600[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sofia, Plovdiv, Dimitrovgrad and Varna[1]
Languages
Vietnamese, Bulgarian[1]
Religion
Vietnamese folk religion, Mahayana Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Vietnamese people

Vietnamese people in Bulgaria (Bulgarian: виетнамци, vietnamtsi) form the small immigrant community of Overseas Vietnamese in Bulgaria today, but their numbers were much higher in the 1980s. As of 2015, the Vietnamese community in Bulgaria numbers 2,600, including Bulgarian residents and/or citizens. They mainly live in the capital Sofia, but also in Plovdiv, Dimitrovgrad and Varna.[1] Many Vietnamese people also live in Kozloduy.

  1. ^ a b c d Кръстева, Анна; Евгения Мицева; et al. (2005). "Виетнамци". Имиграцията в България (PDF). София: IMIR. pp. 67–79. ISBN 954-8872-56-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-12-23.