The
municipality Assenovgrad occupies the southeast part of the District of Plovdiv. It is situated along the two banks
of the Assenitsa (Chepelarska, Chaya) River. It covers a small part of the
Thracian Lowland to the north, and encompasses spacious areas of the Rhodope
Mountains to the south, as a result of which a substantial part of the terrain
is strongly indented and inclined. The municipality`s territory is 615 sq. km.
That constitutes 10.3% of the District
of Plovdiv`s territory and 0.55% of the country`s territory. It borders the
municipalities of Rodopi, Laki, Banite, Parvomay and Sadovo. The municipal centre -Assenovgrad - is the largest town n
the Rhodopes and the second largest in the District of
Plovdiv. It is situated at the foot of the mountain at an altitude above sea
level about 220 m and is 19 km away from the town of Plovdiv, 85 km away from the town of
Smolyan and about 180 km away from the
capital Sofia.
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The
municipality Assenovgrad occupies the southeast part of the 
