Area size - 4 379 km2
Population 2004 - 300 500
Major City - Pazardjik, population 75 700
Municipality of Pazardjik is situated in South Bulgaria, in the central part of the Higher Thrace valley, on the north of the Rhodope mountain, at the two banks of river Maritsa. The municipality borders on seven municipalities of district Pazardjik, including: municipality Strelcha, Panagyurishte, Lesichevo, Septemvri, Rakitovo, Peshtera and Bratsigovo; also on four municipalities from Plovdiv district - Saedinenie, Stamboliyski, Maritsa, Rhodopi.
There are favourable factors for the development of industry, agriculture and tourism in the region. Currently fairly well developed branches of the industry in the region are power engineering with its unique complex of hydroelectric stations Chaira, Belmeken, Sestrimo and Momina Klisura of 1615 MW total power capacity and three smaller water power stations; timber and wood processing with the largest number of companies registered in this field of activity; engineering and metal processing; chemical industry with pulp and paper, rubber, car battery and bio-medical production; ore mining and mineral extraction for the extraction and processing of copper, marble, granite, sand and lime, dolomite and muscovite; food processing with several fruit and vegetables, wine, diary, meat and cereals processors and textile, tailoring, leather and shoe industries.