Pazardzhik Province
42°5′N 24°15′E / 42.083°N 24.250°E
Pazardzhik Province
Област Пазарджик | |
|---|---|
Location of Pazardzhik Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Pazardzhik |
| Municipalities | 12 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,456.9 km2 (1,720.8 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011) | |
| • Total | 275,548 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | PA |
Pazardzhik Province is a province in southern Bulgaria. The capital city is also named Pazardzhik.
The north has Sredna Gora mountain and the south has the Rhodope Mountains. Its main waterway is the river Maritsa.
Municipalities
[change | change source]The Pazardzhik province has 12 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.
| Municipality | Population[1] | Area (km²) |
Density (persons per km²) |
Administrative centre town/village |
Population of the centre[2][3][4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pazardzhik | 121,366 | 636.8 | 190.59 | Pazardzhik | 75,346 | |
| Velingrad | 41,613 | 803.2 | 51.81 | Velingrad | 23,686 | |
| Septemvri | 27,304 | 361.3 | 75.57 | Septemvri | 8,422 | |
| Panagyurishte | 26,095 | 589.5 | 44.27 | Panagyurishte | 17,959 | |
| Peshtera | 21,691 | 135.4 | 160.20 | Peshtera | 19,363 | |
| Rakitovo | 15,482 | 246.6 | 62.78 | Rakitovo | 8,261 | |
| Bratsigovo | 10,290 | 229.4 | 44.86 | Bratsigovo | 4,452 | |
| Belovo | 9,282 | 336.2 | 27.61 | Belovo | 3,837 | |
| Batak | 6,331 | 677.2 | 9.35 | Batak | 3,498 | |
| Lesichovo | 5,809 | 208.9 | 27.81 | Lesichovo | 975 | |
| Strelcha | 5,351 | 224.5 | 23.84 | Strelcha | 4,273 | |
| Sarnitsa | 4,952 | 198.6 | 24.93 | Sarnitsa | 3,579 | |
| Total | 290,614 | 4,456.9[5] | 65.2 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "pop-stat.mashke.org"
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ↑ (in English) [1] Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine