41°45′N 23°15′E / 41.750°N 23.250°E / 41.750; 23.250
Blagoevgrad Province is a province (oblast ) of southwestern Bulgaria . The administrative centre is Blagoevgrad .
The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns. Significant towns include Bansko , Gotse Delchev , Melnik , Petrich , Razlog , Sandanski , and Simitli .
There are several mountains, or parts of mountains, in the province. These are Rila , Pirin , the Rhodopes , Slavyanka , Belasitsa , Vlahina , Maleshevo , Ograzhden and Stargach . There are two major rivers, Struma River and Mesta River .
Municipalities
Map of Blagoevgrad Province showing the municipal subdivisions and centres
The Blagoevgrad province has 14 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of 2011.
Municipality
Pop.
Town/Village
Pop.
Bansko
13,125
Bansko
8,562
Belitsa
9,927
Belitsa
3,362
Blagoevgrad
77,441
Blagoevgrad
70,881
Garmen
14,981
Garmen
1,982
Gotse Delchev
31,236
Gotse Delchev
19,219
Hadzhidimovo
10,091
Hadzhidimovo
2,730
Kresna
5,441
Kresna
3,470
Petrich
54,006
Petrich
28,902
Razlog
20,598
Razlog
11,960
Sandanski
40,470
Sandanski
26,472
Satovcha
15,444
Satovcha
2,434
Simitli
14,283
Simitli
6,674
Strumyani
5,778
Strumyani
998
Yakoruda
10,731
Yakoruda
5,792
Notable people from Blagoevgrad Province
References