Yugozapaden Planning Region
Yugozapaden Planning Region (Southwest Planning Region) is a planning region in Bulgaria. The capital, also the national capital, is Sofia. It includes: Blagoevgrad Province, Sofia city, Sofia Province, Pernik Province and Kyustendil Province.
Southwest Planning Region
Югозападен район за планиране | |
|---|---|
Planning region | |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Seat | Sofia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,306.4 km2 (7,840.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total |  2,108,394 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | BG41 |
| GDP per capita | |
| HDI (2017) |  0.868[5]very high · 1st |
The region is Bulgaria's richest. The capital's economic sectors are diversified, including services and industries. The region produces approximately half of the national GDP.
See also
References
- 2011 Census
- "Population on 1 January by NUTS 2 region". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Regional GDP in the European Union, 2017". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Regional gross domestic product (PPS per inhabitant), by NUTS 2 regions". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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