Plovdiv: facts

At a glance

• Country: Bulgaria
• Region: Plovdiv
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 329,489
• Coordinates: 42.1539° N, 24.7500° E
• Time zone: Europe/Sofia (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Lev (BGN)
• Distance to the capital, Sofia: 132 km (82 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Plovdiv International Airport (PDV): 13 km (8 mi), straight line
• Sofia Airport (SOF): 125 km (78 mi), straight line
• Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA, Greece): 138 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zhelyazno: 7.5 km (4.7 mi)
• Zlatitrap: 10 km (7 mi)
• Yoakim-Gruevo: 16 km (10 mi)
• Yavrovo: 18 km (11 mi)
• Asenovgrad: 18 km (11 mi)