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Hadzhidimovo Municipality

Hadzhidimovo Municipality
Община Хаджидимово
Municipality (Obshtina)
Skyline of Hadzhidimovo Municipality
Location in Blagoevgrad provinceLocation on map of Bulgaria 
Location in Blagoevgrad province
Coordinates: 41°31′N 23°52′E / 41.517°N 23.867°E / 41.517; 23.867Coordinates: 41°31′N 23°52′E / 41.517°N 23.867°E / 41.517; 23.867
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast) Blagoevgrad
Seat Hadzhidimovo
Government
 • Mayor Lyoudmil Terziev (local coalition)
Area
 • Total 327.78 km2 (126.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)NSI
 • Total 10,091
 • Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website hadzhidimovo.com

Hadzhidimovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Хаджидимово, Obshtina Hadzhidimovo) is situated in the southeastern part of Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. The administrative center is the town of Hadzhidimovo, located in the northern part of the municipality. To the South Hadzhidimovo Municipality is bordering with the Greek municipality Kato Nevrokopi. Four Bulgarian municipalities are surrounding it: to the East is Satovcha Municipality, to the North are Garmen and Gotse Delchev municipalities and to the west is Sandanski Municipality.

Hadzhidimovo municipality is a mountainous municipality, spread over the most southeastern slopes of Pirin mountain, the northeastern part of Slavyanka mountain, the western slopes of Dabrash part of the Rhodope mountains and the southernmost part of the Mesta river valley and small part of the Gotse Delchev hollow. The landscape of the municipality is very diverse. The Pirin part is typically mountainous, rugged with deep ravines and sharp ridges, with large differences in altitude. From the main watershed ridge of Pirin to the East descend number of smaller ridges. Notable karst character of the almost bare rocky slopes hills "Gaytaninovski pazlak" near Gaytaninovo southeast of the village, and "Copper Rock," "Garvanova rock" that rise above the villages of Laki, New Leski and Ilinden. The Rhodopes part east of Mesta are also mountainous, crossed by deep ravines, but altitude are smaller ridges are places with more rounded shapes. The town of Hadzhidimovo is 85 kilometers South-East of Blagoevgrad (115 km by road) and 138 kilometers South-South-East of Sofia (212 km by road). The highest point of the municipality is "Tsari vrah" - 2183 meters above sea level in the Slavyanka mountain. The town of Hadzhidimowo is situated in the lowest part of the municipality.


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