Severozapaden Planning Region

Coordinates: 43°15′N 24°0′E / 43.250°N 24.000°E / 43.250; 24.000

Severozapaden Planning Region
Северозападен район за планиране
planning region
Country  Bulgaria
Seat Pleven
Area[1]
 • Total 19,070.3 km2 (7,363.1 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
 • Total 783,909
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS code BG31
GDP per capita (PPS) 8,400 (2015)[3]


Severozapaden is a region of Bulgaria. The capital is the city of Pleven. The region has the lowest-ranked economy in Bulgaria and the European Union, with a GDP per capita of €7,100 or 27% of EU27 average (2008). It includes five administrative divisions or oblasts: Vidin Province, Vratsa Province, Montana Province, Lovech Province and Pleven Province.

According to Eurostat, Severozapaden is the poorest region in the EU.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
  2. ↑ — Eurostat
  3. ↑ [http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7962764/1-30032017-AP-EN.pdf/4e9c09e5-c743-41a5-afc8-eb4aa89913f6
  4. ↑ "2015 GDP per capita in 276 EU regions".


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