Krumovgrad

Krumovgrad
Крумовград
Centre of Krumovgrad

Coat of arms
Krumovgrad
Location of Krumovgrad
Coordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E / 41.467; 25.650Coordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E / 41.467; 25.650
Country Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Kardzhali
Government
  Mayor Sebihan Mehmed
Elevation 209 m (686 ft)
Population (13.09.2005)
  Total 8,690
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code 6900
Area code(s) 03641
Website krumovgrad.bg

Krumovgrad (Bulgarian: Крумовград, Turkish: Koşukavak) is a town in Kardzhali Province in the very south of Bulgaria, located in the Eastern Rhodopes on the banks of the river Krumovitsa. The majority of its population is ethnic Turk (70.1%), and with 27.3% ethnic Bulgarian[1]. The town is named after the successful medieval Bulgarian ruler Krum, the name meaning 'city of Krum' in Bulgarian.

Municipality

Krumovgrad is also the seat of Krumovgrad municipality (part of Kardzhali Province), which includes the following 78 villages:

References

  1. Population of provinces, municipalities and settlements by ethnicity(in Bulgarian)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
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