Stara Zagora
city in Stara Zagora municipality, Stara Zagora oblast, Bulgaria
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Summary
Stara Zagora is a big city[1]. It draws 2,186 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #177 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Stara Zagora[3]
- Country: Bulgaria[4]
- Head of government: Zhivko Todorov[5]
- Instance of: municipality seat[6], oblast seat[7], city in Bulgaria[8]
- Official language: Bulgarian[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Samara[10], Radom[11], Barreiro[12], Yueyang[13], Yiyang[14]
- Postal code: 6000[15]
- Commons category: Stara Zagora[16]
- Licence plate code: СТ[17]
- Local dialing code: 042[18]
- Official website: https://www.starazagora.bg/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stara Zagora[20]
- Population: 159,097[21], 182,895[22], 158,490[23], 182,527[24], 159,389[25], 172,308[26], 159,050[27], 167,770[28], 37,000[29], 143,871[30], 141,722[31], 141,489[32], 141,480[33], 141,597[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Stara Zagora Municipality[35]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[36], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39]
- Replaces: Augusta Traiana[40]
- Capital of: Stara Zagora[41]
- Official name: Stara Zagora[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Stara Zagora include Stara Zagora Airport[43], an airport[44], in Bulgaria[45].
Why It Matters
Stara Zagora has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Stara Zagora Airport[43], an airport[44], in Bulgaria[45].