Antonovo
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Antonovo | |
Location of Antonovo | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Provinces (Oblast) |
Turgovishte |
Government | |
- Mayor | Taner Ali |
Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
Population (01.01.2006) | |
- Total | 1,553 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
- Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal Code | 7970 |
Area code(s) | 06071 |
Antonovo (Bulgarian: Антоново) is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Turgovishte oblast and is close to the towns of Strazhitsa and Zlataritsa.
Antonovo sits in the Slannik low level mountain area close to the border of the Veliko Tarnovo province.
[edit] Economy
The local economy in Antonovo and the surrounding villages centres around agriculture although there is an unemployment rate of 52.12% in the region. This does sound very low but does not take in to account that the main age group living in Antonovo is sixty five years and older.
The municipality for the region has created a development strategy for the economy that centres around infrastructure, agriculture and tourism to increase the areas potential and reduce the unemployment in the younger age range of residence.
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