Yugoiztochen Planning Region
Planning region in Bulgaria
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Yugoiztochen Planning Region (Southeast Planning Region) is one of Bulgaria's planning regions. The capital is Burgas. It includes Burgas Province, Sliven Province, Yambol Province and Stara Zagora Province.
Yugoiztochen Planning Region
Югоизточен район за планиране | |
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Planning region | |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Seat | Burgas |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,798.7 km2 (7,644.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,039,549  |
| • Density | 52.5059/km2 (135.990/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | €13.272 billion |
| • Per capita | €13,927 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | BG34 |
| HDI (2023) | 0.825  [3]very high · 5th of 6 |
Mostly inhabited by Bulgarians, it is also contains one of the highest rates of Romani people in the country. It is the least densely populated region in the country. The largest cities are Burgas - 200,000; Stara Zagora - 145,000, Sliven - 98,000; Yambol - 80,000, Kazanlak - 55,000.
Economy
Yugoiztochen is the fifth richest Bulgarian region. Most important to the economy are tourism, electric power generation, and services. Burgas is the second largest Bulgarian port, and the biggest tourist centres are Sunny beach, Sozopol, Pomorie, Primorsko, Ravda and Kiten. The main industrial centers are the big cities and towns of Radnevo and Galabovo - electric power generation and mining.
