Dalgopol

Place in Varna, Bulgaria
Dalgopol
Дългопол
43°03′N 27°21′E / 43.050°N 27.350°E / 43.050; 27.350
CountryBulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		Varna
Government
 • MayorGeorgi Georgiev
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (May 2016)[1]
 • Total13,578
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
0517
Area code0517

Dalgopol (Bulgarian: Дългопол, pronounced [dɐɫɡoˈpɔɫ]; also transliterated Dǎlgopol) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Varna Province. It is the administrative centre of Dalgopol Municipality, which lies in the southwestern part of the Province. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 4,829 inhabitants.[1]

Dalgopol lies 70 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Varna, near the Tsonevo Reservoir, in the eastern part of the Varbitsa Balkan Mountains.

Municipality

Dalgopol municipality has an area of 442 square kilometres and includes the following 16 places:

  • Arkovna
  • Asparuhovo
  • Boryana
  • Dalgopol
  • Kamen Dyal
  • Komunari
  • Krasimir
  • Lopushna
  • Medovets
  • Partizani
  • Polyatsite
  • Royak
  • Sava
  • Sladka voda
  • Tsonevo
  • Velichkovo

Honour

Dalgopol Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Dalgopol.

References

  1. ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Dalgopol municipality website (in Bulgarian and English)
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Capital: Dalgopol
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43°03′N 27°21′E / 43.050°N 27.350°E / 43.050; 27.350


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