Map of Kazanlak, Bulgaria

Kazanlak is a city in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, with a population of about 47,918. It lies at 42.6167°N, 25.4000°E. Kazanlak is about 170 km (106 mi) east of Sofia, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Stara Zagora, 28 km to the southeast.

Kazanlak at a glance

Where is Kazanlak?

• The 20th largest city in Bulgaria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 03 min on the shortest day to 15 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kazanlak

• Stara Zagora — 28 km southeast
• Gabrovo — 29 km north
• Veliko Tŭrnovo — 55 km north
• Dimitrovgrad — 65 km south
• Plovdiv — 74 km southwest
• Sliven — 76 km east
• Haskovo — 77 km south
• Asenovgrad — 80 km southwest
• Yambol — 91 km east
• Pazardzhik — 99 km southwest

Largest cities in Stara Zagora

• Stara Zagora — 121,582

Largest cities in Bulgaria

• Sofia — 1,152,556
• Plovdiv — 329,489
• Varna — 318,737
• Burgas — 210,646
• Stara Zagora — 121,582
• Ruse — 121,168
• Pleven — 90,209
• Sliven — 83,740
• Pernik — 82,467
• Shumen — 72,342

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.