42°10′N 24°45′E / 42.167°N 24.750°E
Plovdiv Province
Област Пловдив | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Plovdiv |
Municipalities | 18 |
Government | |
• Governor | Iliya Zyumbilev |
Area | |
• Total | 5,972.9 km2 (2,306.1 sq mi) |
Population (December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 631,516 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | PB |
Website | pd.government.bg |
Plovdiv Province (Bulgarian: Област Пловдив: Oblast Plovdiv, former name Plovdiv okrug) is a province in central southern Bulgaria. It comprises 18 municipalities (общини, obshtini, sing. общинa, obshtina) on a territory of 5,972.9 km2 (2,306.1 sq mi)[1] with a population, as of February 2011, of 683,027 inhabitants.[2][3][4] The province is named after its administrative and industrial centre — the city of Plovdiv.