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Smolyan Province
Smolyan Province ( bg, Област Смолян, ''Oblast Smolyan''; former name Smolyan okrug) is a province in Southern-central Bulgaria, located in the Rhodope Mountains, neighbouring Greece to the south. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre — the city of Smolyan. The province embraces a territory of .Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
that is divided into 10 municipalities with a total population of 124,795 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
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Provinces Of Bulgaria
The provinces of Bulgaria ( bg, области на България, oblasti na Bǎlgarija) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country. Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces ( bg, области, links=no – ''oblasti;'' singular: – ''oblast''; also translated as "regions") which correspond approximately to the 28 districts (in bg, links=no, окръг – ''okrug, okrǎg'', plural: – ''okrǎzi''), that existed before 1987. The provinces are further subdivided into 265 municipalities (singular: – ''obshtina'', plural: – ''obshtini''). Sofia – the capital city of Bulgaria and the largest settlement in the country – is the administrative centre of both Sofia Province and Sofia City Province (Sofia-Grad (toponymy), grad). The capital is included (together with three other cities plus 34 villages) in Sofia Capital Municipality (over 90% of whose population lives in Sofia), which is the sole municipality comprising Sofia City ...
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Madan, Smolyan Province
Madan ( bg, Мадан ) is a town in Smolyan Province, the very south of Bulgaria in the Yellow Share of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Madan Municipality. In 2019, the town has a population of 6,597 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009


Geography

Madan is a part of Ardino Ridge, sloping down to the northeast between the rivers Arda and Varbitsa. In the central part of the Yellow Share rise the peaks Buchovitsa (1404 m), Veternitsa (1372 m) a ...
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Madan Municipality
Madan may refer to: Places Armenia * Kapan, a city in Armenia, formerly ''Madan'' *Madan, a small village above Alaverdi in Lori Marz Bulgaria * Madan, Montana Province, a village in the Boychinovtsi municipality of northwestern Bulgaria *Madan, Smolyan Province, a town and municipality in southern Bulgaria Iran * Madan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran * Madan, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran *Madan, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Radeh-ye Madan, also known as Madan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Madan, Qazvin, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran * Madan, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *Madan-e Olya, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Madan-e Sofla, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Syria * Ma'adan, a town in central Syria, also known as ''Madan'' People * Madan (surname) * Madan (film director), Telugu film writer and director * Madan Puri (1915 ...
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Dospat
Dospat ( bg, Доспат) is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Smolyan Province, situated in the Rhodope Mountains, close to Dospat Dam. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dospat Municipality. As of December 2010, the town has a population of 2,425 inhabitantshttp://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt who are mainly Bulgarian Muslims. The town was probably founded by Despot Alexius Slav in the 12th or 13th century, from whose title ('' despot'') its name is very likely derived. Dospat Dam is the highest dam in Bulgaria by altitude and, with its 22 km2 of water area, the second largest in capacity. It is fed by the River Dospat. At the bottom of the lake is a former German military airport from the Second World War. Honour Dospat Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by th ...
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Dospat Municipality
The Dospat Municipality is a municipality in southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities in the Smolyan Province. Geography It covers the southwestern Rhodope Mountains. 8 settlements belong to the municipality with a total of 8217 in 2016. Demography The municipality of Dospat lost a large part of its population since the fall of communism in Bulgaria, due to emigration and more recently due to negative growth rate. As of 018, the municipality of Dospat had 7,932 inhabitants, down from 10,489 inhabitants in 1992. There were 64 children born in 2016, down from 91 compared to five years earlier. The number of deaths is 89 as of 2016, down from 105 in 2011. The natural population growth is minus 25 people, nearly double as many compared to minus 14 people in 2011. Religion Nearly half of the population did not answer the question on their religion; only a slight majority did answer the question. Of those people only 55 are Orthodox Christians, while the other ...
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Devin, Bulgaria
Devin ( bg, Девин ) is a spa town in Smolyan Province in the far south of Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Devin Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 7,054 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009


Location and geography

Devin is located in the valley of the Vacha River, 45 km from the city of . Devin is also at a distance of 220 km from and ...
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Devin Municipality
Devin may refer to: Places *Devin, Bulgaria, a town *Devin, Minab, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Devin, North Khorasan, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran * Devin, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *Devin, the Slovene name of Duino in Italy *Devín, a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia **Devín Castle * Děvín, a mountain in the Czech Republic *Devín Gate, a natural gate in the Danube valley at the border of Slovakia and Austria * Camp Devin, Montana, a temporary United States Army camp established in 1878 People * Devin (name), a list of people with the given name or surname *Devin the Dude (born 1970), American hip hop artist Devin Copeland Other uses *Devin Enterprises Devin Enterprises was an American automotive manufacturer that operated from 1955 to 1964. Devin was mainly known for producing high quality fiberglass car bodies that were sold as kits, but they also produced automotive accessories as well as co ..., an American ma ...
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Chepelare
Chepelare ( bg, Чепеларе ) is the principal town in Chepelare Municipality, part of Smolyan Province in Southern Bulgaria. It is situated in the central part of the Rhodopes, on the banks of Chepelare River. Chepelare is a popular winter resort with one of the longest ski runs in Southeastern Europe. It is located near Pamporovo, one of the biggest Bulgarian ski resorts. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 5,412 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
The town is known for the only ski and snowboard factory in the . The factory cooperates with the ski brand ''