Yovkovo

Yovkovo Йовково
Village
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Dobrich Province
Municipality	General Toshevo Municipality
Area
• Total	7.937 km2 (3.064 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	256
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Yovkovo (Bulgarian: Йовково [ˈjɔfkovo]) is a village in General Toshevo Municipality, Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.^[1] The village is named after Yordan Yovkov in 1942. Its Turkish name was Chifut Kyusu (Bulgarian: Чифут Куюсу; Turkish: Çıfıt Kuyusu).

The village has a population of 256 people (as of 2019), down from its peak of 782 inhabitants in 1985. The population consists mainly of ethnic Turks and Tatars.

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Coordinates: 43°46′N 28°08′E / 43.767°N 28.133°E / 43.767; 28.133

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