Plovdiv Province facts for kids
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Plovdiv Province
Област Пловдив
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Location of Plovdiv Province in Bulgaria
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Plovdiv |
| Municipalities | 18 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,972.9 km2 (2,306.1 sq mi) |
| Population
(February 2011)
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| • Total | 683,027 |
| • Density | 114.3543/km2 (296.1764/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | PB |
| Website | pd.government.bg |
Plovdiv Province is a province in Bulgaria. The capital city is Plovdiv.
The Central Balkan National Park is in the province.
Municipalities
Plovdiv Province has 18 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009.
| Municipality | Pop. | Town/Village | Pop. |
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| Asenovgrad | 65,222 | Asenovgrad | 51,499 |
| Brezovo | 7,943 | Brezovo | 1,886 |
| Hisarya | 13,113 | Hisarya | 7,410 |
| Kaloyanovo | 12,402 | Kaloyanovo | 2,417 |
| Karlovo | 54,925 | Karlovo | 25,149 |
| Krichim | 8,590 | Krichim | 8,590 |
| Kuklen | 6,540 | Kuklen | 5,896 |
| Laki | 3,387 | Laki | 2,491 |
| Maritsa (Plovdiv rural) | 31,447 | Plovdiv | see below |
| Perushtitsa | 5,194 | Perushtitsa | 5,194 |
| Plovdiv (city) | 348,465 | Plovdiv | 348,465 |
| Parvomay | 27,813 | Parvomay | 13,984 |
| Rakovski | 26,683 | Rakovski | 15,265 |
| Rodopi (Plovdiv rural) | 32,286 | Plovdiv | see above |
| Sadovo | 15,714 | Sadovo | 2,507 |
| Sopot | 10,354 | Sopot | 9,299 |
| Stamboliyski | 20,879 | Stamboliyski | 11,721 |
| Saedinenie | 11,193 | Saedinenie | 6,050 |
Images for kids
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View of the Rhodopes near the village of Vrata in the south of the province
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Municipalities of Plovdiv province
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Walls of the Hissarya fortress
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Plovdiv para niños
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