Urban Geography
The Five Largest Cities: Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, and Ruse
The Population of the Largest City: 1,152,556
“Rank Size Rule” Used to Estimate Size of the Next Four Largest Cities: Plovdiv-576,278; Varna-384,185; Burgas-288,139; Ruse-230,511
The Actual Populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Largest Cities: Plovdiv-340,494; Varna-312,770; Burgas-195,966; Ruse-156,238
"Rank-Sized Rule": In Bulgaria, it is clear that the rank-size rule is followed to a point. Most of the population estimates and the actual populations are in basically the same ball park. However, when looking at the difference between the estimate and the actual for Plovdiv, you can see the numbers are off by hundreds of thousands which is a large sum. Clearly, this displays that the rank-size rule is not 100% reliable for every country.
Population: 7.265 million
Population Density: 67.78 people per sq km
% Urban Population: 73%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 43% of the urban population
Average % Change in Urban Population: 0.1% annually
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 87%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 100%
The Population of the Largest City: 1,152,556
“Rank Size Rule” Used to Estimate Size of the Next Four Largest Cities: Plovdiv-576,278; Varna-384,185; Burgas-288,139; Ruse-230,511
The Actual Populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Largest Cities: Plovdiv-340,494; Varna-312,770; Burgas-195,966; Ruse-156,238
"Rank-Sized Rule": In Bulgaria, it is clear that the rank-size rule is followed to a point. Most of the population estimates and the actual populations are in basically the same ball park. However, when looking at the difference between the estimate and the actual for Plovdiv, you can see the numbers are off by hundreds of thousands which is a large sum. Clearly, this displays that the rank-size rule is not 100% reliable for every country.
Population: 7.265 million
Population Density: 67.78 people per sq km
% Urban Population: 73%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 43% of the urban population
Average % Change in Urban Population: 0.1% annually
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 87%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 100%