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Mikhaĭlovgradski okrŭg (Bulgaria)


  • [Mikhaĭlovgradski okrŭg was merged with two other okrŭgs to form Mikhaĭlovgradska oblast (Bulgaria) in 1987. Mikhaĭlovgradska oblast was renamed Montana oblast in 1993. Montana oblast was split into three small oblasts representing the same areas as the old okrŭgs in 1999.]

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  • Variants

    • Mikhaylovgrad (Bulgaria : Okrŭg)
    • Mikhaylovgradski okrŭg
    • Mikhaylovgradski okrŭg (Bulgaria)
    • Mikhaĭlovgrad (Bulgaria : Okrŭg)

  • Additional Information

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    • Related Terms

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    • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

    • Earlier Established Forms

      • Mikhaylovgradski okrŭg

    • Sources

      • found: BGN 7/21/80(Mikhaylovgradski okrŭg [long form]; Mikhaylovgrad [short form]; 1st-order admin. div., 43°30ʹN 23°10ʹE)
      • found: Osnovni kharakteristiki na obrazovanieto v oblastite na NR Bŭlgarii︠a︡, 1987:p. 4-5 (as of 1986 or 1987, Vidinski, Vrachanski and Mikhaĭlovgradski okrŭgs were combined to form Mikhaĭlovradska oblast)
      • found: Statoids.com, viewed on May 24, 2017:Bulgaria (in 1987 9 regions were formed by consolidating the 28 provinces; in approximately 1991 Mikhaylovgrad became Montana; in 1999 the 9 regions became 28; the new regions are the same as the old provinces except for some name changes: Mikhaylovgrad to Montana, and Tolbukhin to Dobrich)
      • found: Wikipedia, viewed on May 24, 2017:Provinces of Bulgaria (the 9 large provinces were divided into 28 small provinces in 1999; Montana was split into 3 oblasts: Vrat︠s︡a, Vidin, and Montana)
      • found: National register of populated places (Bulgaria : Website), viewed on June 14, 2017:English version (decree no 10/18.01.1993 of the President of the Republic changed Mihaylovgradska to Montana)

    • General Notes

      • [Mikhaĭlovgradski okrŭg was merged with two other okrŭgs to form Mikhaĭlovgradska oblast (Bulgaria) in 1987. Mikhaĭlovgradska oblast was renamed Montana oblast in 1993. Montana oblast was split into three small oblasts representing the same areas as the old okrŭgs in 1999.]

    • Editorial Notes

      • [SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this place are entered under Montana (Bulgaria : Oblast)]

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    • Change Notes

      • 1982-01-07: new
      • 2017-06-14: revised

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