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Smolyan Province
Област Смолян | |
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 Location of Smolyan Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Smolyan |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nedyalko Slavov |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,192.8 km2 (1,232.7 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 92,107 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | CM |
| Website | region-smolyan.org |
Smolyan Province (Bulgarian: Област Смолян, Oblast Smolyan; former name Smolyan okrug) is a province in Southern-central Bulgaria, located in the Rhodope Mountains, neighbouring Greece to the south. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre — the city of Smolyan. The province embraces a territory of 3,192.8 km2 (1,232.7 sq mi).[1] that is divided into 10 municipalities with a total population of 124,795, as of December 2009.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“