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Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad · Bulgaria
City population
67,810
#12
in Bulgaria
#1
in Blagoevgrad
#8,481
worldwide
42.015, 23.098 · 78 km from Sofia
About Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad is a city in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria with a population of 67,810. It is the 12th largest of the 55 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bulgaria, and the 8,481st largest worldwide. It lies 78 km from Sofia.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Blagoevgrad
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
408 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Sofia
Coordinates
42.015, 23.098
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 55 in BulgariaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.