Yugozapaden Planning Region

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Southwest Planning Region Югозападен район за планиране
Planning region
Country	Bulgaria
Seat	Sofia
Area [1]
• Total	20,306.4 km2 (7,840.3 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	2,108,394
GDP [3]
• Total	€35.869 billion (2021)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS code	BG41
GDP per capita	€11,700 (2017)[4] 23,700 (PPS, 2017)[5]
HDI (2021)	0.879[6] very high · 1st of 6

Yugozapaden Planning Region (Southwest Planning Region) is a planning region in Bulgaria. The capital, also the national capital, is Sofia. It includes: Blagoevgrad Province, Sofia city, Sofia Province, Pernik Province and Kyustendil Province.

The region is Bulgaria's richest. The capital's economic sectors are diversified, including services and industries. The region produces approximately half of the national GDP.

See also

• NUTS of Bulgaria