Kyustendil Province
42°15′N 23°0′E / 42.250°N 23.000°E
Kyustendil Province
Област Кюстендил | |
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Shegava Canyon | |
Location of Kyustendil Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Kyustendil |
| Municipalities | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Metodi Chimev |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,084 km2 (1,191 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 106,131 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | KH |
| Website | kn |
Kyustendil Province (Bulgarian: Област Кюстендил, romanized: Oblast Kyustendil) is a province in southwestern Bulgaria, extending over an area of 3,084.3 km2 (1,190.9 sq mi) (constituting 2.7% of the total territory of the Republic of Bulgaria), and with a population of 106 131. It borders the provinces of Sofia, Pernik, and Blagoevgrad; to the west, its limits coincide with the state borders between Bulgaria and North Macedonia, and between Bulgaria and the Republic of Serbia. The administrative center of the Province is Kyustendil.