Stara Zagora Province

Coordinates: 42°25′N 25°30′E / 42.417°N 25.500°E / 42.417; 25.500
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42°25′N 25°30′E / 42.417°N 25.500°E / 42.417; 25.500

Stara Zagora Province
Област Стара Загора
Location of Stara Zagora Province in Bulgaria
Location of Stara Zagora Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalStara Zagora
Municipalities11
Area
 • Total5,151.1 km2 (1,988.9 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2011)[2]
 • Total333,265
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License plateCT
Websitesz.government.bg

Stara Zagora is a province of Bulgaria. The capital city is also named Stara Zagora.

Municipalities[change | change source]

The Stara Zagora province has 11 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009.

Municipality Pop.[2] Town/Village Pop.[3][4][5]
Bratya 9,724 Bratya Daskalovi 750
Chirpan 23,470 Chirpan 16,355
Gurkovo 5,273 Gurkovo 2,917
Galabovo 14,269 Galabovo 8,404
Kazanlak 76,447 Kazanlak 49,506
Maglizh 12,267 Maglizh 3,426
Nikolaevo 4,840 Nikolaevo 2,872
Opan 3,501 Opan 466
Pavel Banya 14,703 Pavel Banya 2,918
Radnevo 21,959 Radnevo 13,384
Stara Zagora 164,472 Stara Zagora 140,456

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