Yugoiztochen Planning Region

Coordinates: 42°30′N 26°15′E / 42.500°N 26.250°E / 42.500; 26.250

Yugoiztochen Planning Region
Югоизточен район за планиране
planning region
Country  Bulgaria
Seat Burgas
Area[1]
 • Total 19,798.7 km2 (7,644.3 sq mi)
Population (2008)[2]
 • Total 1,124,000
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
NUTS code BG34
GDP per capita (PPS) €9,000 (2008)[3]

Yugoiztochen Planning Region (South-East Planning Region) is one of Bulgaria's planning regions. The capital is Burgas. It includes Burgas Province, Sliven Province, Yambol Province and Stara Zagora Province.

Mostly inhabited by Bulgarians, it is also contains one of the highest rates of Romani people in the country. It is the least densely populated region in the country. The largest cities are Burgas - 200 000; Stara Zagora - 145 000, Sliven - 98 000; Yambol - 80 000, Kazanlak- 55 000.

Economy

Yugoztochen is the second richest Bulgarian region. Most important to the economy are tourism, electric power generation, and services. Burgas is the second largest Bulgarian port, and the biggest tourist centres are Sunny beach, Sozopol, Pomorie, Primorsko, Ravda and Kiten. The main industrial centers are the big cities and towns of Radnevo and Galabovo - electric power generation and mining.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
  2. ↑ Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
  3. ↑ "ESTAT-2004-10141-00-00-DE-TRA-00 (EN)" (PDF). Retrieved 26 April 2011.


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