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Blagoevgrad
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oblast of Bulgaria
Blagoevgrad is a region in southwestern Bulgaria that serves as an administrative and cultural center for the area. It matters as an important economic and educational hub in Bulgaria, home to various industries and institutions that contribute to the country's development.
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- Instance of
- oblast of Bulgaria
- Official name
- Blagoevgrad
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Located in
- Bulgaria
- Contains
- Strumyani
- Capital
- Blagoevgrad
- Population
- 286333
- Area
- 6449.47
- Elevation
- 555
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Shares border with
- Smolyan
- Employees
- 31
- Official website
- www.bl.government.bg
- Image
- Blagoevgrad in Bulgaria.svg
- Nominal GDP
- 3785000000
- Licence plate code
- E
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- topic's main category
- Category:Blagoevgrad Province
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Blagoevgrad Province
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Blagoevgrad Province
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Blagoevgrad Province
- Commons category
- Blagoevgrad Province
- P11012
- Orio Canavese
- native label
- Област Благоевград
- language used
- Macedonian
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Yugozapaden Planning Region
- inception
- 1999-01-08
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Bulgaria
- catalog code
- 17
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- street address
- Благоевград, пл. "Г.Измирлиев" № 9
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Encyclopedic overview
41°45′N 23°15′E / 41.750°N 23.250°E / 41.750; 23.250
Blagoevgrad Province (Bulgarian: област Благоевград, oblast Blagoevgrad or Благоевградска област, Blagoevgradska oblast), also known as Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia (Bulgarian: Пиринска Македония; Българска Македония), (Pirinska Makedoniya or Bulgarska Makedoniya) is a province (oblast) of southwestern Bulgaria. It borders four other Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, the Greek region of Macedonia to the south, and North Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns. Its principal city is Blagoevgrad, while other significant towns include Bansko, Gotse Delchev, Melnik, Petrich, Razlog, Sandanski, and Simitli.
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