Antonovo

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Antonovo
Antonovo (Bulgaria)
Antonovo
Antonovo
Location of Antonovo
Coordinates: 43°9′N 26°10′E / 43.15, 26.167
Country Flag of Bulgaria 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.

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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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