Ovchepoltsi

Ovchepoltsi (Bulgarian: Овчеполци) is a village in Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 1,107 inhabitants. The village is located in a hilly area, known as Ovchite Halmove (Sheep Hills). As this name suggests, sheep breeding is the main occupation. The village is also a stop at the Plovdiv-Panagyurishte railway.

There is a military airport situated to the south of the village.

Coordinates: 42°20′N 24°24′E / 42.333°N 24.400°E / 42.333; 24.400

Pazardzhik Municipality

Capital: Pazardzhik

Villages	Aleko Konstantinovo Apriltsi Bratanitsa Chernogorovo Debrushtitsa Dobrovnitsa Dragor Gelemenovo Glavinitsa Govedare Hadzhievo Ivailo Krali Marko Lyanovo Malo Konare Miryantsi Mokrishte Ognyanovo Ovchepoltsi Patalenitsa Pishtigovo Rosen Saraya Sbor Sinitovo Topoli Dol Tsar Asen Tsrancha Velichkovo Yunatsite Zvanichevo

Landmarks	Church of the Mother of God Pazardzhik Clock Tower Pazardzhik History Museum Georgi Benkovski Stadium Church of St Demetrius, Patalenitsa

Culture	PFC Hebar Pazardzhik Videlina Cultural Center

Notable people	Kimon Georgiev Konstantin Muraviev Konstantin Velichkov

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