Blagoevgrad

oblast of Bulgaria
Organization oblast_of_bulgaria Q804311
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Summary

Blagoevgrad is an oblast of Bulgaria[1]. Blagoevgrad ranks in the top 7% of oblast of bulgaria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bulgaria[3]
  • Country: Bulgaria[4]
  • Capital: Blagoevgrad[5]
  • Shares border with: Kyustendil[6], Sofia Oblast[7], Pazardzhik[8], Smolyan[9]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bansko[10], Belitsa[11], Blagoevgrad[12], Garmen[13], Gotse Delchev[14], Hadzhidimovo municipality[15], Yakoruda[16], Kresna[17], Petrich[18], Razlog[19], Sandanski[20], Satovcha[21], Simitli[22], Strumyani[23]
  • Commons category: Blagoevgrad Province[24]
  • Licence plate code: E[25]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern European Time[26]
  • Catalog code: 17[27]
  • Inception: January 8, 1999[28]
  • Official website: http://www.bl.government.bg/[29]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Blagoevgrad Province[30]
  • Email address: mailto:info@blagoevgrad.egov.bg[31]
  • Described at URL: https://iisda.government.bg/ras/adm_structures/organigram_district_administration/17[32]
  • Population: 288,161[33], 343,918[34], 339,790[35], 336,988[36], 335,638[37], 334,907[38], 333,577[39], 330,034[40], 329,309[41], 328,783[42], 327,885[43], 325,870[44], 322,025[45], 320,160[46]
  • Employees: 31[47]
  • Official name: Благоевград[48], Blagoevgrad[49]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Blagoevgrad Province[50]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Blagoevgrad Province[51]
  • Native label: Област Благоевград[52]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Blagoevgrad Province[53]

Why It Matters

Blagoevgrad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Blagoevgrad is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . iisda.government.bg. iisda.government.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . register of administrative structures of Bulgaria. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . nsi.bg. nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . register of administrative structures of Bulgaria. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · C960657 · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → Pirinmakedonien
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: Pirinmakedonien"
  2. 19w ago · BGPopBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Bulgaria
    Employees → {'amount': '+31'}
    Associated electoral district → 1st MMC – Blagoevgrad
    Language used → Macedonian
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Population, nsi-population: add 2025 population (NSI demographics, preferred)"
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