Businesses in Chepelare

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chepelare

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	77
Hotels and motels	49
Restaurants	22
Shopping	12
Churches	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	9
Museums	8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Travel and transportation	8
Pharmacies and drug stores	8
Banks	7

Chepelare Facts

Area	2.0 km²
Population	2,967
Male Population	1,432 (48.3%)
Female Population	1,535 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-49.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-42.5%
Median Age	47.5 years (Male: 44.6, Female: 50.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,992 (2022)
Area Codes	3051
Neighborhoods	Kargon, Pamporovo
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	41.73333, 24.68333
Postal Codes	4850, 4870

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Chepelare Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,885	6,144	5,162	3,472	2,967	2,717	2,479
Population Density	2,942.5 / km²	3,072 / km²	2,581 / km²	1,736 / km²	1,483.5 / km²	1,358.5 / km²	1,239.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chepelare Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 42.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chepelare	-49.6%	-51.7%	-42.5%
Smolyan Province	—	—	—
Bulgaria	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chepelare Median Age

Median Age: 47.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chepelare	47.5 yrs	50.5 yrs	44.6 yrs
Smolyan Province	45.1 yrs	47.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Bulgaria	42.6 yrs	44.8 yrs	40.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chepelare Population Density

Population Density: 1,484 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chepelare	2,967	2 km²	1,484 / km²
Smolyan Province	114,842	3,176.5 km²	36.2 / km²
Bulgaria	7.1 million	110,897.7 km²	64 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chepelare Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chepelare

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Chepelare

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Chepelare Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,728	$5,656	$5,019	$6,764	$9,320	$11,509	$9,258	$8,992
Total GDP	$65M	$52.9M	$44.7M	$56.9M	$74.2M	$85.5M	$63M	$59.1M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Chepelare CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chepelare	12,956 tn	4.37 tn	6,477.9 tons/km²
Smolyan Province	514,430 tn	4.48 tn	161.9 tons/km²
Bulgaria	31,066,756 tn	4.37 tn	280.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Chepelare CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	12,956 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,477.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/22/18	11:15 PM	4	25.6 km	10,000 m	9km SSW of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria	usgs.gov
2/21/18	11:41 PM	4.4	37.9 km	12,270 m	3km NNW of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria	usgs.gov
12/30/16	1:56 AM	4	87.6 km	10,000 m	3km WNW of Khrisokhorion, Greece	usgs.gov
9/2/08	1:57 AM	3.3	58.5 km	16,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
3/26/08	5:08 PM	3.3	65 km	5,000 m	Greece-Bulgaria border region	usgs.gov
10/17/07	1:09 PM	3.4	69.5 km	24,000 m	Greece-Bulgaria border region	usgs.gov
6/3/07	11:17 PM	3.3	17.6 km	25,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
5/5/07	11:04 PM	3	73.5 km	30,000 m	Greece-Bulgaria border region	usgs.gov
5/4/07	1:14 PM	3	65 km	29,000 m	Greece-Bulgaria border region	usgs.gov
4/28/07	12:01 AM	3.2	35.1 km	3,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chepelare

Chepelare (Bulgarian: Чепеларе) is the principal town in Chepelare Municipality, part of Smolyan Province in Southern Bulgaria. It is situated in the central part of the Rhodopes, on the banks of Chepelare River. Chepelare is a popular winter resort ..

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