Official Name: | Severozapaden Planning Region |
Native Name: | Bulgarian: Северозападен район за планиране |
Area Total Km2: | 19070.3 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 728,157 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | GDP |
Demographics1 Footnotes: | [3] |
Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
Demographics1 Info1: | €5.034 billion (2021) |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | NUTS code |
Blank Info Sec1: | BG31 |
Blank2 Info: | |
Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0.769[6] · 6th of 6 |
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.