Yugozapaden Planning Region

42°15′N 23°0′E / 42.250°N 23.000°E / 42.250; 23.000

Southwest Planning Region
Югозападен район за планиране
Country Bulgaria
SeatSofia
Area
 • Total20,306.4 km2 (7,840.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • TotalDecrease 2,108,394
GDP
 • Total€35.869 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS codeBG41
GDP per capita
  • €11,700 (2017)[4]
  • Increase 23,700 (PPS, 2017)[5]
HDI (2021)Increase 0.879[6]
very high · 1st of 6

Yugozapaden Planning Region (Southwest Planning Region) is a planning region in Bulgaria. The capital, also the national capital, is Sofia. It includes: Blagoevgrad Province, Sofia city, Sofia Province, Pernik Province and Kyustendil Province.

The region is Bulgaria's richest. The capital's economic sectors are diversified, including services and industries. The region produces approximately half of the national GDP.

  1. ^ 2011 Census
  2. ^ "Population on 1 January by NUTS 2 region". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Regional GDP in the European Union, 2017". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Regional gross domestic product (PPS per inhabitant), by NUTS 2 regions". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.