Area - 3 194 sq. km
Population - 145 940
Average temperature - 7,5° C

Smolyan district is situated in Southern Bulgaria, in the central part of the Rhodopes and occupies 2,9% of the whole territory of the country. It borders the districts of Plovdiv, Pazardjik, Kardjali, Blagoevgrad and to the south - the Republic of Greece. Forests cover a big part of the territory - 2 531 000 dka (70%) and arable lands cover 825 000 dka (25%). The highest mountain peak is Perelik - 2191 m. There are 10 municipalities on the territory of Smolyan district (Banite, Borino, Devin, Dospat, Zlatograd, Madan, Nedelino, Roudozem, Smolyan, Chepelare), comprising 242 settlements, 8 of them - towns. The biggest municipality is Smolyan with 47530 inhabitants, the smallest one is Borino - 4141 inhabitants.