Blagoevgrad Province (,
oblast Blagoevgrad or Благоевградска област,
Blagoevgradska oblast), also known as
Pirin Macedonia (,
Pirinska Makedoniya), is a province (
oblast) of southwestern
Bulgaria. It borders four other
Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, to the
Greek region of Macedonia to the south, and the
Republic of Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns. Its principal city is
Blagoevgrad, while other significant towns include
Bansko,
Gotse Delchev,
Melnik,
Petrich,
Razlog,
Sandanski, and
Simitli.