Rodopi Municipality

Rodopi municipality (Bulgarian: Община Родопи) is situated in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 the population is 33,111.

It occupies parts of the Upper Thracian Plain to the south of Plovdiv and the northern-most slopes of the central Rhodopi mountains. Its territory is 524.8 square kilometres (202.6 sq mi).

The backbone of the economy is agriculture which employs around 80% of the population. Amongst the most important crops are grapes with annual production of 15,000 tonnes.

Villages in the Rodopi municipality

  • Belashtitsa
  • Boykovo
  • Branipole
  • Brestnik
  • Brestovitsa
  • Churen
  • Dedovo
  • Hrabrino
  • Izvor
  • Kadievo
  • Krumovo
  • Lilkovo
  • Markovo
  • Orizari
  • Parvenets
  • Sitovo
  • Skobelevo
  • Tsalapitsa
  • Ustina
  • Yagodovo
  • Zlatitrap

Coordinates: 41°57′25″N 24°34′23″E / 41.95694°N 24.57306°E