Government and politics in Kyustendil (Yugozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures

Kyustendil district elects 4 of the 240 members of the 52nd National Assembly through multi-member constituency No. 10, 1.7% of all seats.

Which parties represent Kyustendil district in parliament?

By parliamentary group, the MPs elected in Kyustendil sit as follows in October 2026: Progressive Bulgaria 2; DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) 1; GERB-SDS 1.

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How many municipalities are there in Kyustendil district?

Kyustendil district is divided into 9 municipalities, each with an elected mayor and municipal council; the most populous is Kyustendil with 46,856 residents.

Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

More figures

50% of the MPs from Kyustendil belong to the Progressive Bulgaria group, the largest in the National Assembly with 131 of 240 seats. Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria · saved copy
Each MP from Kyustendil represents about 26,533 residents (population at the end of 2024), against 26,822 for Bulgaria as a whole, 14th fewest of 28 districts. Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria · saved copy
Kyustendil has 182 settlements (7 towns and 175 villages) and 63 mayoralties, the village-level units with their own elected mayors, at the end of 2024. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

How Kyustendil compares with other provinces in Bulgaria

Residents per member of the National Assembly (2026)

Kyustendil ranks 15 of 28, highest first. 52nd National Assembly; population at 31 December 2024

Rank	Area	Residents per member of the National Assembly
12	Varna	27,345
13	Pleven	26,916
14	Ruse	26,585
15	Kyustendil	26,533
16	Yambol	26,357
17	Stara Zagora	26,249
18	Blagoevgrad	26,030

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Number of municipalities (2024)

Kyustendil ranks 16 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Number of municipalities
13	Veliko Tarnovo	10
14	Shumen	10
15	Smolyan	10
16	Kyustendil	9
17	Lovech	8
18	Ruse	8
19	Dobrich	8

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Number of mayoralties (kmetstva) (2024)

Kyustendil ranks 24 of 28, highest first. At 31 December 2024

Rank	Area	Number of mayoralties (kmetstva)
21	Yambol	73
22	Lovech	71
23	Ruse	66
24	Kyustendil	63
25	Vidin	56
26	Gabrovo	38
27	Pernik	38

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Share of the area's MPs in the Progressive Bulgaria group (%) (2026)

Kyustendil ranks 24 of 28, highest first. October 2026

Rank	Area	Share of the area's MPs in the Progressive Bulgaria group (%)
21	Shumen	50%
22	Targovishte	50%
23	Pernik	50%
24	Kyustendil	50%
25	Smolyan	50%
26	Sofia (stolitsa)	46%
27	Blagoevgrad	45%

Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria · saved copy

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Sources

National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI): Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria 2024 (yearbook tables by statistical region, district and municipality), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81cba27bb0cc…)
National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria: Members of the 52nd National Assembly by parliamentary group and multi-member constituency (list as of 24 October 2026), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 85cb8b3368bb…)

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