Yuzhen Tsentralen Planning Region
Planning region in Bulgaria
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Yuzhen Tsentralen Planning Region (South-Central Planning Region) is a Bulgarian planning region. The capital is Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria. It includes five Bulgarians provinces: Plovdiv Province, Pazardzhik Province, Smolyan Province, Kardzhali Province and Haskovo Province.
Yuzhen Tsentralen Planning Region
Южен централен район за планиране | |
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Planning region | |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Seat | Plovdiv |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,365.1 km2 (8,635.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,417,432  |
| • Density | 63.3770/km2 (164.146/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | €13.983 billion |
| • Per capita | €10,707 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | BG42 |
| HDI (2023) | 0.831  [4]very high · 3rd of 6 |
It is the second most important economical region of the country which together with the Yugozapaden region produce almost two thirds of the national GDP.
