Skutare (Bulgarian: Скутаре) is a village in the Maritsa Municipality, southern Bulgaria on the two banks of the Avramica River.[1] As of 2006[update] it has 2 091 inhabitants. Skutare is situated 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Plovdiv.[2] A major foreign plant (Bulsafil, Italian) producing fabrics was built in the village and was one of the first large investment projects in the region.