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Smolyan
Explore this region’s place in the atlas and its connection to Bulgaria.
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AT A GLANCE
Smolyan in facts
- TypeOblast
- CapitalSmolyan
- Population88,8162025
- Area3,193 km²
All geographic & statistical details (8)
- Density
- 28 people per km²
- World region
- Europe · Eastern Europe
- ISO 3166-2 code
- BG-21
- National anthem
- “Mila Rodino” (Dear Homeland) · Tsvetan Radoslavov
- Official website
- region-smolyan.org (opens in a new tab)
- Time zone
- UTC+2
- Location
- 41.7°N, 24.6°E
- Neighbouring regions
- 4
Shares borders with 4 regions
- BlagoevgradOblast · 285,644 people
- KardzhaliOblast · 152,028 people
- PazardzhikOblast · 221,176 people
- PlovdivOblast · 638,290 people
Neighbours from Wikidata (land borders and some sea borders; only places with a page here).
Facts: Wikidata Q2012430, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Location, time zone and distances are worked out by The Landlore from Wikidata coordinates and the IANA time zone database.
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Directory: UN M49 countries or areas, with 193 UN members, 2 observers and 53 other areas. Subdivisions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered to this catalogue. Flags/symbols: flag-icons (MIT). Snapshot: 28 October 2026. Geographic groups are statistical. Associated-country links describe the cited relationship and do not settle sovereignty claims.
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