Kardzhali Province
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Kardzhali Province Област Кърджали |
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| Province | |
 Location of Kardzhali Province in Bulgaria |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Kardzhali |
| Municipalities | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ivanka Taushanova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,209 km2 (1,239 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011) | |
| • Total | 152,808 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | K |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 41°39′N 25°22′E / 41.650°N 25.367°E
Kardzhali District (Bulgarian: Област Кърджали, Oblast Kardzhali) is a province of southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece with the Greek regional units of Xanthi, Rhodope and Evros to the south and east. Kardzhali Province's area is 3209.1 km². Its main city is Kardzhali.
The territory of Kardzhali province was acquired by Bulgaria during the First Balkan War in 1912. In 1913 the region was organized as the district (окръг, okrag in Bulgarian) of Mestanli. This district was part of Stara Zagora province from 1934 until 1949, then it was transferred to the newly formed Haskovo district. In 1959 Kardzhali became the center of a new district with similar borders to the current province. Between 1987 and 1999, the region was part of Haskovo Province, after which it was restored, now as a province and with slightly changed borders.
The Kardzhali province (област, oblast) contains seven municipalities (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population as of 2009.
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