Blagoevgrad
city in Blagoevgrad municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria
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Summary
Blagoevgrad is an oblast seat[1]. Blagoevgrad draws 1,505 Wikipedia views per month (oblast seat category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Ethnic group: Bulgarians[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Blagoevgrad[4]
- Country: Bulgaria[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Struma[6], Bistritsa[7]
- Head of government: Metodi Baykushev[8]
- Instance of: municipality seat[9], city in Bulgaria[10]
- Official language: Bulgarian[11]
- Shares border with: Kyustendil[12]
- Named after: Dimitar Blagoev[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Delčevo[14], Serres[15], Székesfehérvár[16], Lecce[17], Žilina[18]
- Postal code: 2700[19]
- Commons category: Blagoevgrad[20]
- Licence plate code: Е[21]
- Local dialing code: 073[22]
- Official website: https://blagoevgrad.bg[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Blagoevgrad[24]
- Population: 78,608[25], 80,406[26], 77,879[27], 80,386[28], 77,637[29], 78,818[30], 77,550[31], 77,394[32], 14,100[33], 62,674[34], 71,123[35], 70,847[36], 70,999[37], 69,976[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Blagoevgrad Municipality[39]
- Capital of: Blagoevgrad[40]
- Official name: Благоевград[41], Blagoevgrad[42]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Blagoevgrad[43]
Why It Matters
Blagoevgrad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Blagoevgrad is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]