Bulgaria's second-largest city and the most populous city in the Bulgarian portion of the historic region of Thrace, 144 kilometers southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 329,489 as of 2024 and 540,000 across its greater metropolitan area, and served as European Capital of Culture in 2019 after joining the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Partially Attested
Founding YearEarliest attested habitation, not a formal founding date; recorded as the 6th millennium BC approximated to -6000. In the Other Atlases
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1. Plovdiv (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section: population
It had a population of 329,489 as of 2024
Lead section: area
Modern Plovdiv covers an area of 101 km2 (39 sq mi)
Lead section: earliest habitation
The earliest signs of habitation in the territory of Plovdiv date as far back as the 6th millennium BC
Infobox: Elevation
Elevation 164 m (538 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
42°9′N 24°45′E
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