LOCATION

RUDOZEM MUNICIPALITY

GENERAL INFORMATION

FACTS

• Total area: 191.3 sq.km.
• Average altitude: 765 m.
• Number of settlements: 23
• Average temperature: 9,4°С
• Population: 11336 people

Rudozem municipality is situated in the Rila-Rhodope mountain area and occupies the south-east parts of the West Rhodope along the valleys of Arda, Chepinska and Elhovska Rivers. The territory of the municipality is 191,3 sq.km. It borders on Smolyan, Мadan and Zlatograd municipalitiers and on the south with the Republic of Greece.
The average altitude is 765 m. above the sea level. The relief includes even mountain hills and steep valleys. The average annual temperature is 9,4°С, the average summer temperature (in July) is 19,4°С, and the average annual temperature (in January) is 1,6°С.
Rudozem municipality includes 23 settlements – 1 town, 13 villages and 9 neighborhoods. The villages are dispersed evenly on the municipality’s territory as far as the landscape allows.
The town of Rudozem is located 23 km. south-east from the regional center Smolyan, 35 km from the mountain resort Pamporovo, 292 km. away from Sofia and 122 km. from Plovdiv. The municipality has population of 11336 people. Most of them live in the villages. The town of Rudozem has population of 4600 people.