Blagoevgrad
Map of Blagoevgrad
030 km (19 mi)60 km (37 mi)90 km (56 mi)120 km (75 mi)
Height
64 m (210 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), Max altitude 2904 m (9530 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Blagoevgrad
Height from south to north in Blagoevgrad
1Nestos441 to 1 952 m2Struma69 to 488 m3Yazovir Stoykovtsi607 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Blagoevgrad
Population: 285,644 (Wikidata, 2025)
Area: 6,449 km² / 2,490 sq mi
Created: 1999
Subdivisions: 14
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Vihren (2 904 m)
Lowest point: Lake Kerkini (64 m)
Borders
- Kyustendil — Northwest
- Pazardzhik — Northeast
- Smolyan — East
- Sofia Oblast — North