Krumovgrad
Krumovgrad
Крумовград | |
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 Centre of Krumovgrad | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Krumovgrad Location of Krumovgrad | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°ECoordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E | |
| 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 |
Krumovgrad (Bulgarian: Крумовград [ˈkrumovˌɡrat], Turkish: Koşukavak [koˈʃukavak]) 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[]
- ^ Population of provinces, municipalities and settlements by ethnicity Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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