Plovdiv Province

42°10′N 24°45′E / 42.167°N 24.750°E / 42.167; 24.750

Plovdiv Province
Област Пловдив
Red Wall Reserve
Red Wall Reserve
Flag of Plovdiv Province
Location of Plovdiv Province in Bulgaria
Location of Plovdiv Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalPlovdiv
Municipalities18
Government
 • GovernorIliya Zyumbilev
Area
 • Total5,972.9 km2 (2,306.1 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2022)[2]
 • Total631,516
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License platePB
Websitepd.government.bg

Plovdiv Province (Bulgarian: Област Пловдив: Oblast Plovdiv, former name Plovdiv okrug) is a province in central southern Bulgaria. It comprises 18 municipalities (общини, obshtini, sing. общинa, obshtina) on a territory of 5,972.9 km2 (2,306.1 sq mi)[1] with a population, as of February 2011, of 683,027 inhabitants.[2][3][4] The province is named after its administrative and industrial centre — the city of Plovdiv.

  1. ^ a b Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived January 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b WebDesign Ltd. www.webdesign-bg.eu. "Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009". Nsi.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria (Major Cities): Districts, Major Cities & Towns - Statistics & Maps on City Population". Citypopulation.de. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  4. ^ "Division of Bulgaria". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

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