Burgas

Burgas , sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is thelargest city on a Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace & the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 202,694 inhabitants, while 277,922 constitute in its urban area. this is the the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.

The city is surrounded by the Port of Burgas is the largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the centre of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.

Geography

Burgas is situated at the westernmost constituent of the bay by the same have and in the eastern component of the Burgas Plain, in the east of the Istanbul. To the west, south and north, the city is surrounded by the Burgas Lakes: Burgas, Atanasovsko and Mandrensko, which are domestic to several hundred bird species. Pan-European corridor 8 passes through the city, the European routes E87 and E773, and the longest national rout I/6.

The St. Anastasia Island is a factor of the city.

Burgas has a humid subtropical climate Köppen climate classification Cfa but with continental influences. The summertime in Burgas lasts about five months from mid-May until late September. Average temperatures during high season is 24 °C 75 °F. Summertime sea temperatures stay around 23–24 °C 73–75 °F at sunrise and go up to 29–30 °C 84–86 °F at dawn, averaging 26 °C 79 °F. Winters are milder compared with the inland part of the country, with average temperatures of 4–5 °C 39–41 °F and below 0 °C 32 °F during the night. Snow is possible in December, January, February and rarely in March; however, it can quickly melt. The highest temperature was recorded in june 2007, at 42.8 °C 109 °F and the lowest at −21.6 °C −7 °F in January 1942.

The Burgas Wetlands are highly recognized for their significance to biodiversity and as a resource pool for products used by people.

Lake Burgas is Bulgaria's largest lake and is in the middle of the city. it is for important for migrating birds. Over 250 species of birds inhabit the lake area, 61 of which are endangered in Bulgaria and 9 globally, attracting keen birdwatchers from any over the world. The lakes are also domestic to important fish and invertebrates. In the site pretend been recorded several IUCN Red-Listed quality of animals – 5 invertebrates, 4 fish, 4 amphibians, 3 reptiles, 5 birds and 3 mammals. Situated along thelargest migration path of birds in Europe, the Via Pontica, the site is an important stopover and staging site for a large number of water-birds, raptors and passerines. Yearly during migration and wintering more than 20,000 up to 100,000 waterbirds congregate there.

The Atanasovo Lake is one of two salt-water lakes in the Black Sea region and contains rare and spokesperson examples of wetland habitats. It is a hot spot for biodiversity, with many Red-Listed species of plants and animals. It is a well-known bottleneck site for migratory birds, with around 60,000 raptors and 240,000 storks, pelicans and cranes passing over the site and often landing in large numbers for staging. The highest numbers in Europe of migrating White Pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus, Dalmatian Pelicans Pelecanus crispus, Marsh Harriers Circus aeruginosus and Red-footed Falcons Falco vespertinus have been recorded here.

Burgas is dual-lane into the following neighbourhoods:

With a decision from the Counsel of Ministers in 2009, the villages of Vetren were incorporated into Burgas.

Currently a new city plan is being considered which will open the city to the sea and includes several residential neighbourhoods and a new highway junction.