Kyustendil Province

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

Kyustendil Province
Област Кюстендил
Shegava Canyon
Shegava Canyon
Flag of Kyustendil Province
Location of Kyustendil Province in Bulgaria
Location of Kyustendil Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalKyustendil
Municipalities9
Government
 • GovernorViktor Yanev
Area
 • Total
3,084 km2 (1,191 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
107,673
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License plateKH
Websitekn.government.bg
The Rila monastery

Kyustendil Province (Bulgarian: Област Кюстендил, trl Oblast Kyustendil) is a province in southwestern Bulgaria, extending over an area of 3,084.3 km2 (1,190.9 sq mi) (constituting 2.7% of the total territory of the Republic of Bulgaria), and with a population of 107,673. It borders the provinces of Sofia, Pernik, and Blagoevgrad; to the west, its limits coincide with the state borders between Bulgaria and North Macedonia, and between Bulgaria and the Republic of Serbia. The administrative center of the Province is Kyustendil.