Greeks in Bulgaria (Bulgarian: гърци Gǎrci) constitute the eighth-largest ethnic minority in Bulgaria (Greek: Βουλγαρία Voulgaria). They number 1,356 according to the 2011 census, but are estimated at around 25,000 by Greek organizations and around 28,500, including the Sarakatsani, the Greek students and the Greek citizens living in Bulgaria, officially by Greece. Today, Greeks mostly live in the large urban centres like Sofia and Plovdiv, but also in the costal zone.
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