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Blagоevgrad (Благоевград)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.0788,Lat: 42.0064
Elevation	337 meter above sea level
Local time	23:07:11pm
Name province/region	Благоевград
Name Subregion	Благоевград
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Благоевград

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Изгрев (Izgrev)	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Покровник (Pоkrоvnik)	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Рилци (Riltsi)	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Бело поле (Belо pоle)	3.9 km	NorthWest
5 Зелендол (Zelendоl)	4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	79 km	North
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	134 km	West
3 Приштина	Kosovo	173 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 149 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Дяково (1.8 km² at a distance of 37.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 16.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 81%, low mountains: 19%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Rila

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.5 km2

8.2%

Nature

11.2 km2

14.3%

Agriculture

41.5 km2

52.8%

Viticulture

5.6 km2

7.1%

Urban area

12.1 km2

15.4%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blagоevgrad (Благоевград) in country Bulgaria

Blagоevgrad (Благоевград) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	29 km	NorthEast
2 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	41 km	SouthEast
3 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	73 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oranovski prolom - Leshko	BG	4.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Blagoevgrad

Type of weather in Blagoevgrad	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	05:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:24 Europe/Amsterdam