During which period Rositsa Yanakieva served as the Mayor of a city in Europe's 16th-largest country?
Bulgaria Bulgaria ( ; Bulgarian: България , "Bǎlgariya "), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България , "Republika Bǎlgariya ", ] ), is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110994 km2 , Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.
Blagoevgrad Province Blagoevgrad Province (Bulgarian: област Благоевград , "oblast Blagoevgrad" or Благоевградска област, "Blagoevgradska oblast"), also known as Pirin Macedonia (Bulgarian: Пиринска Македония , "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.