Burgas is the second-largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast with a population of 193,765 inhabitants as of December 2009
Burgas, sometimes transliterated asBourgas, isthe second largest cityon theBulgarian Black Sea Coastand the fourth-largest inBulgariaafterSofia,Plovdiv, andVarna. It is the capital ofBurgas Provinceand an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.
The city is surrounded by theBurgas Lakesand located at the westernmost point of theBlack Sea, at the largeBurgas Bay. TheLUKOIL Neftochim Burgasis the largestoil refineryin southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. ThePort of Burgasis the largest port in Bulgaria, andBurgas Airportis the second most important in the country. Burgas is the center of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.