Administration in Bihar Bihar and Orissa Province was created separating from Bengal Presidency. In 1936, Bihar and Orrisa Province divided into two new provinces: Bihar Province and Orissa Province. Following Divisions were included in Bihar and Orissa Province when it separated from Bengal Presidency in 1912: On 1 April 1936 Bihar and Orissa Province was divided into two new provinces: Bihar Province and Orissa Province In 1936, Bihar became a separate province including part of Jharkhand. After the independence of India in 1951, Bihar including Jharkhand had 18 districts, and had 55 districts in 1991. In 2000, Bihar again divided into two states:
Provinces of Bulgaria term "област" ("oblast") is preferably translated into English as "province", in order to avoid disambiguation and distinguish from the former unit called "окръг" ("okrag", translated as "district") and the term "регион" (always translated as "region"). At any rate, "district" and "region" are sometimes still used to name these contemporary 28 units. On 1 January 1999, the old districts were restored, but the designation ("oblast") "province" was kept. Provinces of Bulgaria The provinces of Bulgaria ( Oblasti na Bǎlgarija) are the first level administrative subdivisions of the country. Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces ( – "oblasti;" singular: