Severoiztochen
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Coordinates: 43°30′N 27°15′E / 43.5°N 27.25°E
| Severoiztochen | |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Capital city | Varna |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 14,487.4 km2 (5,593.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 992,000 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| NUTS code | BG33 |
| GDP per capita (PPS) | €9,400 (2008)[3] |
Severoiztochen is a planning region in Bulgaria.The region includes four provinces: Silistra Province, Varna Province, Shumen Province and Dobrich Province.
Largest cities are Varna (360,000 - city proper; 500,000 - metro area), Dobrich (105,000 - city; 115,000 - agglomeration), Shumen (95,000), Silistra (42,000 -city; 52,000 - agglomeration). The agglomeration of Varna includes the towns of Provadya (14,000), Devnya (10,000), Aksakovo (7600 - fastest growing town in area) and others. The agglomeration of Silistra includes the largest villages in Bulgaria - Aydemir (7800) and Kalipetrovo (4700).
It is bordered on the east by the Black Sea. The Kamchia river flows through the region.
[edit] Economy
One of richest regions of Bulgaria, Severoiztochen is important for the national economy. Its economy is service-oriented and includes tourism. Severoiztochen is the second region most-visited region by foreign tourists after Yugoiztochen. Notable resorts include Golden Sands, Albena, SS Constantine and Helena. Interesting places are the towns of Balchik, Kavarna, Cape Kaliakra - on the sea, Madara - nearby Shumen, Srebarna Nature Reserve - nearby Silistra; Shumen boasts the Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria. Silistra Province and Dobrich Province form Southern Dobruja - the Bulgarian breadbasket. The port of Varna is the largest port in Bulgaria and the third largest on the Black Sea. The port of Balchik is a small fishing town. On the Danube, important ports are Silistra - fourth largest on the river, and Tutrakan. Varna is Bulgaria's second financial capital after Sofia; the city produces electronics, ships, food and other goods. Other important industrial centers in the region are Shumen - production and repair of trucks; Dobrich - big food-producing city, unofficial capital of Dobruja; Silistra - electronics, food; Devnya - big chemical center (cement and nitric fertilizer); Tutrakan - food and fishing boat.
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[edit] References
- ^ Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
- ^ Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
- ^ "ESTAT-2004-10141-00-00-DE-TRA-00 (EN)" (PDF). http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-24022011-AP/DE/1-24022011-AP-DE.PDF. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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