Plovdiv Province
oblast of Bulgaria
42°10′N 24°45′E / 42.167°N 24.750°E
Plovdiv Province
Област Пловдив | |
|---|---|
 Location of Plovdiv Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Plovdiv |
| Municipalities | 18 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,972.9 km2 (2,306.1 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 683,027 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | PB |
| Website | pd.government.bg |
Plovdiv Province is a province in Bulgaria. The capital city is Plovdiv.
The Central Balkan National Park is in the province.
Municipalities
changePlovdiv Province has 18 municipalities.[3] The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009.
| Municipality | Pop.[2] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][5][6][7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asenovgrad | 65,222 | Asenovgrad | 51,499 |
| Brezovo | 7,943 | Brezovo | 1,886 |
| Hisarya | 13,113 | Hisarya | 7,410 |
| Kaloyanovo | 12,402 | Kaloyanovo | 2,417 |
| Karlovo | 54,925 | Karlovo | 25,149 |
| Krichim | 8,590 | Krichim | 8,590 |
| Kuklen | 6,540 | Kuklen | 5,896 |
| Laki | 3,387 | Laki | 2,491 |
| Maritsa (Plovdiv rural) | 31,447 | Plovdiv | see below |
| Perushtitsa | 5,194 | Perushtitsa | 5,194 |
| Plovdiv (city) | 348,465 | Plovdiv | 348,465 |
| Parvomay | 27,813 | Parvomay | 13,984 |
| Rakovski | 26,683 | Rakovski | 15,265 |
| Rodopi (Plovdiv rural) | 32,286 | Plovdiv | see above |
| Sadovo | 15,714 | Sadovo | 2,507 |
| Sopot | 10,354 | Sopot | 9,299 |
| Stamboliyski | 20,879 | Stamboliyski | 11,721 |
| Saedinenie | 11,193 | Saedinenie | 6,050 |
References
change- ↑ Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived January 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WebDesign Ltd. www.webdesign-bg.eu. "Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009". Nsi.bg. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ Oblast Haskovo -official website Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ WebDesign Ltd. www.webdesign-bg.eu. "Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009". Nsi.bg. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "Cities of Bulgaria". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "Bulgarian Settlements less than 1000 inhabitants – December 2009". Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ↑ "Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009". Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
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