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Banichan

Баничан

478 people live in Banichan (NSI, 2025)

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Type of placeOfficial register
Village1
Local officeMayoralty (kmetstvo)
Banichan1
MunicipalityObshtina
Gotse Delchev1
RegionOblast
Blagoevgrad1
AltitudeHeight band
500–699 m1
People living hereNSI · 2025
4782
People living here in 2021NSI
5142
Change since 2002NSI figures · our calculation
−30%2
People in the whole Blagoevgrad districtAll places in the district together, not this place · 2021
290,2163

Transport

Gotse DelchevMunicipal centre · straight line
5.6 km6
BlagoevgradRegional centre · straight line
68.3 km6
BorovoNearby village · straight line
2.7 km6
LazhnitsaNearby village · straight line
3.6 km6
BaldevoNearby village · straight line
3.8 km6

Health

Hospital (multi-profile)Nearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line · МБАЛ Иван Скендеров ЕООД · clinics without an NHIF contract are not on this list
Gotse Delchev · 5.6 km7
DentistNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Gotse Delchev · 5.6 km7
PharmacyNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Lazhnitsa · 3.6 km7
Medical laboratoryNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Gotse Delchev · 5.6 km7

Family & schools

Nothing confirmed yet — see Not yet available for where this will come from.

Investment nearby

Nothing confirmed yet — see Not yet available for where this will come from.

Contacts

EmergencyPolice, ambulance, fire · any phone, free
1125

Being verified

We have these, but haven't confirmed them with an official source yet. Starred (*) items are estimates.

EU-funded projects listing this place1*
* estimate as per ИСУН / EU funds open data, October 2026 — matched by region, municipality and place name (the source has no place code), so check before relying on it. Titles are shown as published, mostly in Bulgarian. Amounts are not shown because the file does not state the currency.
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  • Въвеждане на технологии от областта на Индустрия 4.0 в Пирин Спринг АДIn progress · 2026–2027 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFPR001-1.008-0228

Not yet available

Coming from official sources. Each item will only appear here once we have it from the source named. Until then, ask the mayoralty — and always visit before you decide.

Train station or stopNRIC — railway network statement
GP (family doctor)NHIF — list of general practitioners
Medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI)Not in the NHIF contract lists — official source still to be found
Schools and nurseriesMinistry of Education — register of institutions
SunshineEuropean Commission — PVGIS solar data
Mayoralty phone and addressMunicipality — official website
House pricesNo official village-level source exists — we will say so rather than guess
Nearest shops and railway stopAn official source — not yet available

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Other places in Gotse Delchev municipality (11)
Sources · all checked 8 October 2026
  1. NSI — EKATTE register of settlements (dated 5 January 2026). Government source.
  2. NSI — Infostat, population by settlements and sex (2002–2025) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
  3. NSI — Census 2021, district population (dated 2021). Government source.
  4. GeoNames gazetteer (map position only). Map position only (CC BY 4.0).
  5. European Commission, Civil Protection — Bulgaria — 112 in Bulgaria. Calls are answered in Bulgarian, English, French and German.
  6. Distances worked out by Home-Villa (straight line, from S01 centres and S10 positions).
  7. NHIF — registers of contracted providers (hospitals, dentists, laboratories, pharmacies) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
  8. ИСУН / UMIS — EU funds open data (projects) (dated 12 October 2026). Government source.
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