Yuzhen Tsentralen Planning Region
42°0′N 25°0′E / 42.000°N 25.000°E
Yuzhen Tsentralen Planning Region
Южен централен район за планиране | |
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Planning region | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Seat | Plovdiv |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,365.1 km2 (8,635.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,417,432 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €9.499 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | BG42 |
| GDP per capita |
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| HDI (2021) | 0.798 high · 3th of 6 |
Yuzhen Tsentralen Planning Region (South-Central Planning Region) is a Bulgarian planning region. The capital is Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria. It includes five Bulgarians provinces: Plovdiv Province, Pazardzhik Province, Smolyan Province, Kardzhali Province and Haskovo Province.
It is the second most important economical region of the country which together with the Yugozapaden region produce almost two thirds of the national GDP.