Severozapaden Planning Region
Severozapaden Planning Region
Северозападен район за планиране | |
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Planning region | |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Seat | Pleven |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,070.3 km2 (7,363.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 728,157  |
| • Density | 38.1828/km2 (98.8929/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | €6.795 billion |
| • Per capita | €10,374 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | BG31 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.801  [3]very high · 6th of 6 |
Severozapaden (Northwest Planning Region), 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 (PPS) of €9,300 or 31% of EU28 average (2017).[4] 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.[5] It is also ranked as one of the European regions with the lowest life expectancy since Bulgarians from the region of Severozapaden are predicted to live just past their 73rd birthday.[6] It additionally is the least developed planning region of Bulgaria.
See also
References
- ↑ Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
- ↑ "Population on 1 January by NUTS 2 region". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ↑ "Regional GDP in the European Union, 2017". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ↑ "2015 GDP per capita in 276 EU regions".
- ↑ "In Europe, life expectancy is lower in the east".
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