41°50′N 25°55′E / 41.833°N 25.917°E
Haskovo
Област Хасково | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Haskovo |
Municipalities | 11 |
Government | |
• Governor | Stanislav Dechev |
Area | |
• Total | 5,533.29 km2 (2,136.42 sq mi) |
Population (December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 207,439 |
• Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | X |
Website | hs.government.bg |
Haskovo Province (Bulgarian: Област Хасково - Oblast Haskovo, former name Haskovo okrug, Turkish: Hasköy) is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the city of Haskovo. The province has a territory of 5,533.3 km2 (2,136.4 sq mi)[1] that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009[update], of 256,408 inhabitants.[2][3][4]