Smolyan Province
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Smolyan Province
Област Смолян | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Smolyan |
Municipalities | 10 |
Government | |
• Governor | Nedyalko Slavov |
Area | |
• Total | 3,192.8 km2 (1,232.7 sq mi) |
Population (December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 93,354 |
• Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | CM |
Website | region-smolyan.org |
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Smolyan Province (Bulgarian: Област Смолян, Oblast Smolyan; former name Smolyan okrug) is a province in Southern-central Bulgaria, located in the Rhodope Mountains, neighbouring Greece to the south. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre — the city of Smolyan. The province embraces a territory of 3,192.8 km2 (1,232.7 sq mi).[1] that is divided into 10 municipalities with a total population of 124,795 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[2][3][4]