The South central Planning Region is situated in the southern part of the Republic of Bulgaria. In its northern part it borders on the North Central Planning Region, and the central part ofStara Planina mountain presents a natural northern border of the region; in the east it borderson the South-East Planning region, in the west – on the South-West Planning Region, and inthe south it borders on the Republic of Greece and the Republic of Turkey.
Its territory encompasses six districts – Pazardjik, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Kyrdjali, including totally 69 municipalities. The South Central Region’s area is 27 516 square km, which presents almost a quarter of the whole territory of the country – 24,79%

Quick facts about Region South-Central Bulgaria
Other transcriptions: Southcentral
In Bulgarian Alphabets: Южен Централен
Location: South-Central Bulgaria
Area size of the region: 27516km²
Provinces in South-Central Bulgaria: 6 - District Kardjali, District Pazardjik, District Plovdiv, District Smolyan, District Stara Zagora, District Haskovo
Total Munucipalities in South-Central region: 68
Total Towns and Cities in South-Central region: 64
Total Villages in South-Central region: 1447