Rupite

Rupite
Рупите
Village
Rupite is located in Bulgaria
Rupite
Rupite
Location within Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°26′30″N 23°14′28″E / 41.44167°N 23.24111°E / 41.44167; 23.24111
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceBlagoevgrad
MunicipalityPetrich
Government
 • MayorGeorgi Atanasov
Area
 • Total9,257 km2 (3,574 sq mi)
Elevation
147 m (482 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • TotalDecrease 926

Rupite (Bulgarian: Рупите, pronounced [ˈrupitɛ]) is a village which includes a small mountainous protected area in the southeastern part of Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria, 11 kilometers northeast of Petrich, Petrich Municipality, on the western bank of the Struma River. It is best known as the place where alleged Bulgarian clairvoyant Baba Vanga lived. The area is also associated with the crater of an extinct volcano, the hills of Kozhuh and Pchelina, and the warm thermal springs. The village has 1,124 inhabitants.