Municipalities
The Smolyan province (Област, oblast) contains 10 municipalities (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop. | Town/Village | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banite | Баните | 4,972 | Banite | 1,047 |
| Borino | Борино | 3,618 | Borino | 2,516 |
| Chepelare | Чепеларе | 8,045 | Chepelare | 5,412 |
| Devin | Девин | 13,204 | Devin | 7,054 |
| Dospat | Доспат | 9,526 | Dospat | 2,604 |
| Madan | Мадан | 12,606 | Madan | 6,007 |
| Nedelino | Неделино | 7,577 | Nedelino | 4,641 |
| Rudozem | Рудозем | 9,801 | Rudozem | 3,583 |
| Smolyan | Смолян | 43,186 | Smolyan | 31,718 |
| Zlatograd | Златоград | 12,260 | Zlatograd | 7,110 |
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