Velingrad

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Velingrad Велинград
Velingrad in mid-June 2008
Flag Coat of arms
Velingrad Location of Velingrad
Coordinates: 42°1′N 24°0′E / 42.017°N 24.000°E / 42.017; 24.000
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Pazardzhik
Government
• Mayor	Kostadin Koev
Area
• Total	124.955 km2 (48.245 sq mi)
Elevation	777 m (2,549 ft)
Population  (December 2021)[1]
• Total	20,286
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	4600
Area code	359
Website	Official website

Velingrad (Bulgarian: Велинград [ˈvɛlinɡrat]) is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts. The town has a population of 22,602 inhabitants according to the 2011 census of Velingrad.^[2][3]