Yugoiztochen Planning Region
42°30′N 26°15′E / 42.500°N 26.250°E
Yugoiztochen Planning Region
Югоизточен район за планиране | |
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Planning region | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Seat | Burgas |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,798.7 km2 (7,644.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,039,549 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €8.210 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | BG34 |
| GDP per capita |
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| HDI (2021) | 0.793 high · 5th of 6 |
Yugoiztochen Planning Region (Southeast Planning Region) is one of Bulgaria's planning regions. The capital is Burgas. It includes Burgas Province, Sliven Province, Yambol Province and Stara Zagora Province.
Mostly inhabited by Bulgarians, it is also contains one of the highest rates of Romani people in the country. It is the least densely populated region in the country. The largest cities are Burgas - 200,000; Stara Zagora - 145,000, Sliven - 98,000; Yambol - 80,000, Kazanlak - 55,000.