Pleven

Pleven Плевен
City
Pleven
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Coordinates: 43°24′28″N 24°37′13″E / 43.40778°N 24.62028°E / 43.40778; 24.62028
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Pleven
Government
• Mayor	Dr.Valentin Hristov (GERB)
Area
• City	85 km2 (33 sq mi)
Elevation	116 m (381 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• City	90,209
• Urban	110,843
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	5800
Area code	064
Vehicle registration	EH
Website	Official website

Pleven (Bulgarian: Плèвен pronounced [ˈplɛvɛn]) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in Northwestern Bulgaria. At the 2021 census its population was 89,823.

Internationally known for the siege of Plevna of 1877, it is today a major economic centre of the Bulgarian Northwest and Central North and the third largest city of Northern Bulgaria after Varna and Ruse.