Blagoevgrad

city in Blagoevgrad municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria
Place oblast_seat Q173277
Blagoevgrad
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Blagoevgrad

Summary

Blagoevgrad is an oblast seat[1]. Blagoevgrad draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_seat category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blagoevgrad is identified as part of the Bulgarians ethnic group[3].
  • Blagoevgrad is located in Blagoevgrad[4].
  • Blagoevgrad is in the country of Bulgaria[5].
  • Blagoevgrad is on the body of water Struma[6].
  • Blagoevgrad is on the body of water Bistritsa[7].
  • Blagoevgrad's head of government is recorded as Metodi Baykushev[8].
  • Blagoevgrad's instance of is recorded as oblast seat[9].
  • Blagoevgrad's instance of is recorded as municipality seat[10].
  • Blagoevgrad's instance of is recorded as city in Bulgaria[11].
  • Blagoevgrad's official language is recorded as Bulgarian[12].
  • Blagoevgrad's shares border with is recorded as Kyustendil[13].
  • Dimitar Blagoev is named after Blagoevgrad[14].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Delčevo[15].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Serres[16].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Székesfehérvár[17].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lecce[18].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Žilina[19].
  • Blagoevgrad's postal code is recorded as 2700[20].
  • Blagoevgrad's Commons category is recorded as Blagoevgrad[21].
  • Blagoevgrad's licence plate code is recorded as Е[22].
  • Blagoevgrad's local dialing code is recorded as 073[23].
  • Blagoevgrad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.011944444444445, 'lon': 23.08972222222222}[24].
  • Blagoevgrad's official website is recorded as https://blagoevgrad.bg[25].
  • Blagoevgrad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blagoevgrad[26].
  • Blagoevgrad has a population of {'amount': '+78608'}[27].

Body

Geography

Blagoevgrad is in the country of Bulgaria[5]. Blagoevgrad is located in Blagoevgrad[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Struma[6], a river[28], in Greece[29] and Bistritsa[7], a river[30], in Bulgaria[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+78608'}[27], {'amount': '+80406'}[32], {'amount': '+77879'}[33], {'amount': '+80386'}[34], {'amount': '+77637'}[35], and {'amount': '+78818'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include oblast seat[9], municipality seat[10], and city in Bulgaria[11].

History and Context

Dimitar Blagoev is named after Blagoevgrad[14].

Why It Matters

Blagoevgrad draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_seat category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] Blagoevgrad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Blagoevgrad is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . szekesfehervar.hu. szekesfehervar.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'ckb'
    Native label → {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Благоевград'}, {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Благо̀евград'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1705]]: Благо̀евград, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/286655|batch #286655]]"
  2. 6w ago · Cromenio · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of Blagoevgrad.svg
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Blagoevgrad.svg"
  3. 11w ago · Мико · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of Blagoevgrad.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Знаме на Благоевград.png"
  4. 19w ago · BGPopBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+78608'}, {'amount': '+80406'}, {'amount': '+77879'} +31
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P1082]], nsi-population: add 2025 population (NSI demographics, preferred)"
  5. 21w ago · Porrima · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 42.011944444444445, 'lon': 23.08972222222222}
    Capital of → Blagoevgrad, Blagoevgrad
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.909'}
    Local thumb → —
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P47]]: [[Q189305]]"
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