In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of Bulgaria (BG), the three levels are:
| Level | Subdivisions | # |
| NUTS 1 | Regions (Rajoni) | 2 |
| NUTS 2 | Planning regions (Rajoni za planirane) | 6 |
| NUTS 3 | Oblasts (Podregiony) | 28 |
[edit] NUTS codes
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 Turnovo
- BG124 Gabrovo
- BG125 Ruse
- BG13 North East
- BG131 Varna
- BG132 Dobrich
- BG133 Shumen
- BG134 Turgovishte
- BG135 Razgrad
- BG136 Silistra
- BG2 South Bulgaria
- BG21 South West
- BG211 Grad Sofiya
- BG212 Sofiya
- BG213 Blagoevgrad
- BG214 Pernik
- BG215 Kyustendil
- BG22 South East
- BG221 Plovdiv
- BG222 Stara Zagora
- BG223 Khaskovo
- BG224 Pazardzhik
- BG225 Smolyan
- BG226 Kurdzhali
- BG23 South Central
- BG231 Burgas
- BG232 Sliven
- BG233 Yambol
[edit] Local administrative units
Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:
| Level | Subdivisions | # |
| LAU 1 | Municipalities (Obshtini) | 264 |
| LAU 2 | Settlements (Naseleni mesta) | 5329 |
The LAU codes of Bulgaria can be downloaded here: [1]
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