The town of Sadovo lies at a distance of 18 km southeast of Plovdiv on the international road to Svilengrad and has a population of 3 000 inhabitants. The town is an administrative municipal centre of 11 component settlements.

In the region of Sadovo have been discovered remains from a prehistoric and an ancient settlements, mounds, a necropolis and findings from the middle ages.

The region is an agrarian centre specialized in the production of peanuts, peppermint, grains and stock-breeding.