Severozapaden Planning Region
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).[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] It additionally is the least developed planning region of Bulgaria. This Pleven Province, Bulgaria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.Country Bulgaria Seat Pleven Area • Total 19,070.3 km2 (7,363.1 sq mi) Population • Total 728,157 GDP • Total €5.034 billion (2021) Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) NUTS code BG31 GDP per capita HDI (2021) 0.769[6]
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