Yugozapaden Planning Region

42°15′N 23°0′E / 42.250°N 23.000°E / 42.250; 23.000

Southwest Planning Region
Югозападен район за планиране
Planning region
Country Bulgaria
SeatSofia
Area
  Total
20,306.4 km2 (7,840.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
2,108,394
GDP
  Total€35.869 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS codeBG41
GDP per capita
  • €11,700 (2017)
  • 23,700 (PPS, 2017)
HDI (2021) 0.879
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.