Pirin (Пирин)General information - Location
| Country | Bulgaria | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | East Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 23.5583,Lat: 41.5414  |
| Elevation | 952 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:34:04pm
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| Name province/region (Област) | Благоевград | | Wiki-website Subregion (Община) | Сандански | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Пирин |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 София (Sоfiya) | Bulgaria | 129 km | 
NorthNorthWest
| | 2 Skopje | 
North-macedonia | 181 km | 
West
| | 3 Приштина | 
Kosovo | 233 km | 
WestNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 87 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Доспат (22.5 km2 at a distance of 43.8 km in NorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Гоцев връх with a height of 2212 meter (at a distance of 18 km and direction SouthSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 15.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 68%, high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 124 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (at a distance of 112 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
65.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
11.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
1.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Pirin (Пирин) in country Bulgaria
Pirin (Пирин) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Pirin (Пирин) 
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