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Pazardzhik Province

Област Пазарджик
Province
Location of Pazardzhik Province in Bulgaria
Location of Pazardzhik Province in Bulgaria
Country Bulgaria
Capital Pazardzhik
Municipalities 12
Area
 • Total 4,456.9 km2 (1,720.8 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2011)
 • Total 275,548
 • Density 61.8250/km2 (160.1261/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
License plate PA

Pazardzhik Province is a region in southern Bulgaria. It is like a state or a large county. The main city and capital of this province is also called Pazardzhik.

This province is a cool place with different types of land. In the north, you can find the Sredna Gora mountains. To the south, there are the Rhodope Mountains. The most important river flowing through the province is the Maritsa River.

Exploring the Municipalities of Pazardzhik

Pazardzhik Province is divided into 12 smaller areas called municipalities. Each municipality has its own main town or village. Think of them as smaller districts within the larger province.

The table below shows you the name of each municipality. It also tells you how many people lived there in December 2009. You can also see the size of each area and its main town.

Municipality Population Area
(km²)		 Density
(persons per km²)		 Administrative centre
town/village		 Population of the centre
Pazardzhik 121,366 636.8 190.59 Pazardzhik 75,346
Velingrad 41,613 803.2 51.81 Velingrad 23,686
Septemvri 27,304 361.3 75.57 Septemvri 8,422
Panagyurishte 26,095 589.5 44.27 Panagyurishte 17,959
Peshtera 21,691 135.4 160.20 Peshtera 19,363
Rakitovo 15,482 246.6 62.78 Rakitovo 8,261
Bratsigovo 10,290 229.4 44.86 Bratsigovo 4,452
Belovo 9,282 336.2 27.61 Belovo 3,837
Batak 6,331 677.2 9.35 Batak 3,498
Lesichovo 5,809 208.9 27.81 Lesichovo 975
Strelcha 5,351 224.5 23.84 Strelcha 4,273
Sarnitsa 4,952 198.6 24.93 Sarnitsa 3,579
Total 290,614 4,456.9 65.2

Images for kids

  • Church pataleniza

    The medieval Church of St Demetrius in Patalenitsa

  • Oborishte127

    The village of Oborishte.

  • Panagyurishte-library

    The chitalishte "Videlina" in Panagyurishte.

  • Pazardzik Oblast map

    Map of Pazardzik Province

  • Dam-Shiroka-Poliana

    Shiroka Polyana Reservoir.

  • BatakChurch

    A church in Batak.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Pazardzhik para niños

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