Smolyan

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Smolyan

Total population

30,507

Coordinates41.58°, 24.71°

Demographic figures from NSI Bulgaria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Smolyan is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the Smolyan Province. The town is built along the narrow valley of the Cherna ('black') and the Byala ('white') river in the central Rhodope Mountains. It is located at the foot of the mountain's highest peak Golyam Perelik (2,191 m). Popular ski resorts of Pamporovo and Chepelare lie in the vicinity. As of June 2022 the town has a population of 30,689 inhabitants.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Dometian Vidinski

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Anastas Dimitrov

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Anastas Cheshmedzhiev

Bulgarian revolutionary

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Atanas Kaishev

Bulgarian military officer and politician

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Georgi Chilingirov

Bulgarian singer

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Dimitŭr Petkov

Bulgarian composer

Ivan Karamandzhukov

Bulgarian revolutionary

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Kiril Vasilev

Bulgarian philosopher

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Nadezhda Hvoyneva

Bulgarian singer

Nikola Danailov

Petar Darakchiev

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Petar Kaishev

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Salih Pasha Sivriya

Tanyu Stoev

Todor Hvoynev

Hristo Karamandzhukov

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Smolyan

• Donji Dragonožec
  521 mi away · pop. 583
• Hrvatski Leskovac
  526.3 mi away · pop. 2,659
• Kelibia
  797.8 mi away · pop. 58,491
• Menzel Temime
  804.8 mi away · pop. 65,645
• Tazoghrane
  807.2 mi away
• Cabella Ligure
  814.7 mi away · pop. 641
• Mongiardino Ligure
  815.9 mi away · pop. 204
• Rocchetta Ligure
  817.3 mi away · pop. 220
• Montegioco
  823.1 mi away · pop. 306
• Casalnoceto
  823.2 mi away · pop. 877
• Sant'Agata Fossili
  824.5 mi away · pop. 413
• Cuquello
  824.8 mi away

Browse all places in Smolyan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Smolyan

Chelovek i Komp'yuter

G. L. Smolyan · 1981

IV International Symposium on Plant Growth Regulators, September 28-October 4, 1986, Pamporovo (Smolyan), Bulgaria

International Symposium on Plant Growth Regulators (4th 1986 Vasil Kolarov, Bulgaria) · 1986

Rodopski folklor

Nauchna sesii͡a po problemite na rodopskii͡a folklor (1st 1973 Smolyan, Bulgaria) · 1977

Local economic development strategic planning and practice casebook

Gwen Swinburn · 2005

Eighth International Conference on Laser and Laser-Information Technologies

International Conference on Laser and Laser-Information Technologies (8th 2003 Smoli͡an, Bulgaria) · 2004

Chess in the eighties

D. I. Bronshteĭn · 1982

Mikhail Zoshchenko V Vospominaniyakh Sovremennikov.

1981

Ergonomicheskie osnovy organizatsii truda

V. P. Zinchenko · 1974

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Great Tit

Parus major

Seen 2026-09-15

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Seen 2026-08-30

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Seen 2026-08-20

Cardinal Butterfly

Argynnis pandora

Seen 2026-08-12

chicory

Cichorium intybus

Seen 2026-08-12

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea

Seen 2026-08-12

Large Banded Grasshopper

Arcyptera fusca

Seen 2026-08-11

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-08-09

grass snake

Natrix natrix

Seen 2026-08-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).