Official NSI EKATTE settlement record
Tsalapitsa (Цалапица)
Village in Rodopi municipality, Plovdiv province.
Find this settlement on a map
Official settlement reference location (latitude, longitude; WGS84): 42.180000, 24.568325.
View the settlement on OpenStreetMap ↗
Source: NSI EKATTE spatial register, version 2025.1 ↗, reference date 31 December 2025. This is a geographic reference point, not a verified street address, road access, parcel boundary or proof of local services.
Registered addresses, 15 September 2026
3,678 people registered at a permanent address; 3,651 at a current address; 3,221 with both addresses in this settlement.
These GRAO administrative registrations are not an estimate of physically present residents and are different from NSI statistical population. Official GRAO September 2026 table ↗.
Verified administrative facts
- Bulgarian name
- Цалапица
- EKATTE code
- 78029
- Settlement classification
- Village
- Municipality
- Rodopi (Родопи) (PDV26)
- Province
- Plovdiv (Пловдив) (PDV)
- Residents (NSI, 31 Dec 2025)
- 3,668 people · Official NSI source
- Official elevation band (EKATTE)
- 100–199 m Settlement classification band, not a plot survey
Research healthcare, transport and utilities
These are research sources, not verified services at this address. A municipality-level provider list does not prove that any particular village has a GP, railway stop, bus, mains water or functioning electrical connection.
- Doctors and healthcare: NHIF official contracted medical practitioners search ↗ and UK-to-Bulgaria healthcare guide. Search by the appropriate municipality or province; verify practice locations, new-patient acceptance and opening hours directly.
- Trains: Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) current journey planner ↗. Check the nearest station and date of travel. A listed municipality does not mean your village has a station.
- Local buses and roads: ask the municipality or transport operator for current routes, stops and winter schedules. Transport research checklist.
- Electricity: ERM West ↗, Elektrorazpredelenie Yug ↗, and Electrodistribution North ↗. Identify the actual network operator and obtain written connection conditions for the cadastral plot. Read the rural utilities guide.
- Water, wastewater and waste collection: ask the serving water company and municipality for specific connection feasibility, metering, drainage and collection arrangements. Do not infer that a neighbouring house has the same services.
Official sources checked 17 October 2026; individual providers, routes, opening hours and services are not yet locally verified. How to verify before buying ↗
Pharmacy permits recorded in this settlement
The national Bulgarian pharmacy-permit register currently lists 2 active permit entries with the pharmacy location coded to this exact settlement (EKATTE 78029). These are permits, not confirmation of current opening, available medicine, or access. Both the original Bulgarian address and an English transliteration are shown; the English line is a reading aid, not a verified postal translation. Confirm before travelling.
- MARITSATREYD OOD (МАРИЦАТРЕЙД ООД)
English address: Village Tsalapitsa, Municipality Rodopi, Street Indzhe voyvoda No. 2
Bulgarian address: с. Цалапица, община Родопи, ул. Индже войвода № 2
Active permit listed:
АП-1602004219. Published operating hours, medicine stock and accepting patients have not been independently verified. - BESTIFARM EOOD (БЕСТИФАРМ ЕООД)
English address: Village Tsalapitsa, Municipality Rodopi, Street Stefan Stambolov No. 29
Bulgarian address: с. Цалапица, община Родопи, ул. Стефан Стамболов № 29
Active permit listed:
АП-1602003820-1. Published operating hours, medicine stock and accepting patients have not been independently verified.
Original Bulgarian public pharmacy permit register · Reviewed 18 October 2026 · Review due 18 November 2026.
GP and dental practice locations in this village
Bulgarian NHIF lists 6 practice locations against this settlement (EKATTE 78029). A contract record is not a guarantee that a branch opens every weekday or is accepting registrations. English transliterations and original Bulgarian addresses are supplied together. Confirm street details and entrance before travelling.
- Dental practice: AIPPPDM - Dr DANIELA TODOROVA DIMITROVA EOOD (АИПППДМ - Д-Р ДАНИЕЛА ТОДОРОВА ДИМИТРОВА ЕООД)
English address: Street Indzhe Voyvoda No. 2, floor 1, room No. 4
Bulgarian address: ул. Индже Войвода №2, ет.1, каб.№ 4
NHIF contracted-provider register listing, checked 2026-10-18. The English line is a transliteration, not an independently verified postal translation; confirm opening hours, appointments and whether new patients are accepted.
- Dental practice: AIPPPDM- Dr Stoyko Kiradzhiyski EOOD (АИПППДМ- Д-р Стойко Кираджийски ЕООД)
English address: Street Indzhe Voyvoda No. 2, floor 1, room No. 5
Bulgarian address: ул. Индже Войвода №2, ет. 1, каб.№ 5
NHIF contracted-provider register listing, checked 2026-10-18. The English line is a transliteration, not an independently verified postal translation; confirm opening hours, appointments and whether new patients are accepted.
- Dental practice: Dr DIMITAR KOVACHEV - AIPPPDM EOOD (Д-Р ДИМИТЪР КОВАЧЕВ - АИПППДМ ЕООД)
English address: Street Aleksandar Bogorodi No. 16A, floor 2, room No. 16 - branch
Bulgarian address: ул. Александър Богороди №16А, ет.2, каб. №16 - филиал
NHIF contracted-provider register listing, checked 2026-10-18. The English line is a transliteration, not an independently verified postal translation; confirm opening hours, appointments and whether new patients are accepted.
- GP practice: Dr YONKA IGNATOVA GENCHEVA – AIPPMP EOOD (Д-Р ЙОНКА ИГНАТОВА ГЕНЧЕВА – АИППМП ЕООД)
English address: Street Indzhe voyvoda No. 2,floor 1, room No. 7 i No. 6
Bulgarian address: ул.Индже войвода №2,ет.1, каб.№7 и №6
NHIF contracted-provider register listing, checked 2026-10-18. The English line is a transliteration, not an independently verified postal translation; confirm opening hours, appointments and whether new patients are accepted.
- GP practice: ET Dr KRASIMIR KIREV - AIPPMP (ЕТ Д-Р КРАСИМИР КИРЕВ - АИППМП)
English address: Street Indzhe voyvoda No. 2,floor 1, room 1 i No. 6
Bulgarian address: ул.Индже войвода №2,ет.1, каб.1 и №6
NHIF contracted-provider register listing, checked 2026-10-18. The English line is a transliteration, not an independently verified postal translation; confirm opening hours, appointments and whether new patients are accepted.
- GP practice: ET Dr LAZARINKA GUGOVA - AIPPMP (ЕТ Д-Р ЛАЗАРИНКА ГУГОВА - АИППМП)
English address: Street Indzhe voyvoda No. 2,floor 1, room No. 3 i No. 6
Bulgarian address: ул.Индже войвода №2,ет.1, каб.№3 и №6
NHIF contracted-provider register listing, checked 2026-10-18. The English line is a transliteration, not an independently verified postal translation; confirm opening hours, appointments and whether new patients are accepted.
Official sources: NHIF GP register · NHIF dentists register · Review due 18 November 2026.
Mayoralty area recorded by NSI
This settlement is the recorded mayoralty centre.
- Official area code
- PDV26-30
- Recorded centre
- Tsalapitsa (Цалапица) · View centre settlement
This describes the NSI EKATTE administrative grouping, not a verified staffed office, postal address or present-day service availability. Confirm which office handles your enquiry with the municipality.
Municipality contacts for local enquiries
Responsible municipality: Rodopi (Родопи) (PDV26).
Published municipal website: https://rodopi.bg/.
Published email: obshtina@rodopi.bg (inbox receipt untested).
Ask the municipality about local administrative enquiries, building-permit procedures and council services. This is a municipality-level contact, not proof of a local office, healthcare provider, bus connection, utility connection or accessible service in this village.
Contact source captured 2026-10-17. Details can change; confirm with the authority before travel or sending personal information. Published authority source ↗
Village population at 31 December 2025
3,668 residents in total, comprising 1,836 male and 1,832 female residents.
Source: Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, settlement population by sex (2025) ↗. This is a dated official statistical figure, not a live headcount.
Nearby places and administrative centre
The administrative centre of this municipality is Plovdiv (Пловдив), 14.9 km in a straight line from the settlement reference point. The administrative centre is officially recorded in a different municipality; this does not change the settlement's own municipality.
Five geographically closest other officially recorded settlements within the same province:
- Kostievo (Костиево) (4.6 km straight-line)
- Stamboliyski (Стамболийски) (5.7 km straight-line)
- Radinovo (Радиново) (6.0 km straight-line)
- Kadievo (Кадиево) (6.3 km straight-line)
- Voysil (Войсил) (6.4 km straight-line)
Distances use official NSI 2025.1 settlement reference coordinates and a straight-line calculation. They are not road distances, journey times, accessible routes, evidence of shops or medical services, or parcel locations. A place in a neighbouring province may be closer than those listed. Official NSI spatial data ↗.
Local landscape and terrain
Village in relatively level surroundings. Approximate elevation at the settlement reference point: 186 m; sampled heights across a roughly 4 km area: 178–190 m.
Приблизителен релеф: сравнително равнинен. Надморска височина в точката: 186 м; изследван диапазон: 178–190 м.
Derived from Mapzen open elevation tiles around the official NSI settlement point, not an official land-use or mountain-region designation. This does not establish road access, vegetation, water, flood risk or property-level slope. Elevation source ↗; Attribution ↗.
Woodland, farmland and nearby land cover
The largest mapped category around this settlement is cropland.
2021 satellite sample: cropland 53.1%; built-up land 26.5%; grassland 12.2%; tree-covered land 8.2%.
Най-големият установен клас земна покривка в околността е обработваеми земи. Проби от 2021 г.: обработваеми земи 53.1%; застроени територии 26.5%; тревни площи 12.2%; територии с дървесна растителност 8.2%.
ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m pixels), sampled at 49 positions across roughly 3 km by 3 km around the official NSI settlement point. Percentages describe the sampled points, not exact area shares, and are not a 2026 survey. This does not establish land ownership, farming permissions, planning zones, business activity, current vegetation or conditions of any property. ESA WorldCover source ↗; Dataset and citation ↗.
Businesses, shopping and everyday services
Locality: Tsalapitsa (Цалапица) · Rodopi (Родопи) · Plovdiv (Пловдив).
We found 1 mapped research record associated with this settlement. These are possible local businesses and facilities, not a verified inventory of operating premises. The mapping method cannot prove that a feature is within the village or town boundary.
Mapped categories include: 1 × Campsite.
Named mapped leads worth checking
- Camping Borsh · Campsite (Къмпинг) · View mapped source ↗
Other settlements in Rodopi municipality with mapped leads
These locations are separate villages or towns, not services confirmed in Tsalapitsa. Check local roads and transport before making plans.
- Kadievo (Кадиево) · 2 mapped records
- Orizari (Оризари) · 2 mapped records
- Zlatitrap (Златитрап) · 1 mapped record
- Brestovitsa (Брестовица) · 8 mapped records
Browse mapped businesses for this settlement · Search Google Maps for local services ↗ · Municipality services and settlements
Evidence: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), research snapshot. Attribution and licence ↗. Mapped names, service classifications and associations are unverified leads. No opening hours or active-business status is asserted. Suggest a correction.
How this place compares within its municipality
The 2025 NSI statistical population is 3,668 residents. Among the 21 settlements in Rodopi municipality with published numeric totals, this is rank 1 by population (counting joint ranks for equal totals). This is a settlement-size comparison, not a judgement about amenities or quality of life.
Comparable settlements in this municipality (NSI 2025):
- Markovo (Марково): 3,663 residents
- Parvenets (Първенец): 3,498 residents
- Brestovitsa (Брестовица): 2,996 residents
What the physical geography means when researching property
The sampled surrounding terrain is relatively level; terrain elevation is approximately 186 metres at the official settlement coordinate. ESA WorldCover maps the largest share of sampled surrounding locations as cropland.
- For rural plots, confirm agricultural versus regulated building-land status, access rights and water arrangements with the municipality and property register.
- Even where the wider terrain appears level, independently check property drainage, water supply and local flood-hazard maps.
These are research prompts derived from mapped evidence, not findings about a particular road, property, business or planning decision. A village can vary considerably from its sampled surroundings.
Based on the NSI statistical settlement population at 31 December 2025, NSI EKATTE identities, Mapzen/Tilezen terrain samples and ESA WorldCover 2021 land-cover samples. Analysis assembled by PluginPip Ltd. These sources do not prove current local services or property permissions. NSI population ↗; Terrain data ↗; ESA land-cover data ↗. Suggest a correction.
What still needs local verification
Current occupancy and changes since the 2025 count, local shops, water and electricity connections, school and medical services, road condition, mobile coverage, property prices and local flood risk are not verified for this settlement. Check each at the address and with the relevant municipality or service provider.
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Source: NSI official EKATTE 2025 administrative register. The population figure above is a dated NSI settlement count for 31 December 2025, not a live population estimate. This profile combines official settlement evidence and satellite-derived landscape analysis; operational local services and individual property conditions still require independent checking.