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Also known as Pirin Macedonia, Blagoevgrad Oblast, Blagoevgrad province, Blagoevgrad oblast

oblast of Bulgaria

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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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Wikidata facts

Official name
Blagoevgrad
Country
Bulgaria
Located in
Bulgaria
Contains
Strumyani
Population
286333
Area
6449.47
Elevation
555
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
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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