Northern district () is a district of

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, southern

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. It is often referred by the citizens as ''Karshiaka'' meaning "the other bank" in

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. It has 53,870 inhabitants. The district is located on the northern bank of the

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river.

Structure

The district includes the neighbourhoods of ''Jurii Gagarin'', ''Filipovo'', ''Zaharna Fabrikia'', and ''Gaganitsa''. The 8,000-seat stadium of

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is located in the western part of the district. The transport infrastructure includes Filipovo

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and

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"Sever" (meaning north in Bulgarian). The Plovdiv International Fair is situated in the eastern parts of the district. There are three large hotels: Novotel Plovdiv, Maritsa Hotel and Sankt Peterburg Hotel (which is currently the tallest building in Plovdiv).

Administration

The mayor of the Northern district is Dr Ina Filipova from the coalition

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Education

Universities

Plovdiv University Plovdiv (, ) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 490,983 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and was the European Capi ...

- the main building with most faculties.

Schools

The schools include: * Plovdiv English Language School *Ivan Vazov Language Schools *Peyo Yavorov High School

References

Northern district (in Bulgarian)
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