Voyvodinovo ( bg, Войводиново) is a village in the

Plovdiv Province Plovdiv Province ( bg, Област Пловдив: ''Oblast Plovdiv'', former name Plovdiv okrug) is a province in central southern Bulgaria. It comprises 18 municipalities (общини, ''obshtini'', sing. общинa, ''obshtina'') on a ter ...

, southern

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. As of 2006 it has 2,018 inhabitants. It is one of the biggest villages in the

Maritsa Municipality Maritsa Municipality ( obshtina) is located in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria on the northern bank of the Maritsa River. It has 30,676 inhabitants and consists only of villages. The municipality has thriving industry with around €400 000 ...

and is at 2 km to the east of

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. There are mineral waters in the village.

Еconomy

Due to its proximity to the second largest city in the country, the

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and the well-organised transport, Voyvodinovo attracts many investitors to build manufacturing plants here. Currently the total amount of the investments exceeds €70 000 000. The biggest investment is €30,000,000 for the largest electronics plant in the

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which was constructed in 2005 and produces microelectronics, DVDs and computers. The plant employs around 300 people. A new modern €5,500,000 processing plant for pork and beef was inaugurated in May 2007. The facility has a built-up area of 5,900 m²; a capacity of 30,000 tons meat a year and has 150 employees. The production is going to meet the demands of meat-producing companies in the area.Открит бе модерен, високотехнологичен завод за транжиране, обезкостяване и разфасоване - Асоциация на месопрераборвателите в България
/ref> Several other plants are located in the village, mainly in the machine and food industries. There is a project for a

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{{Maritsa Municipality Villages in Maritsa Municipality