Chereshovo, Blagoevgrad Province

Chereshovo
Черешово
Village
Chereshovo
Coordinates: 41°56′56″N 23°42′30″E / 41.94889°N 23.70833°ECoordinates: 41°56′56″N 23°42′30″E / 41.94889°N 23.70833°E
Country  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Belitsa
Area
  Total 9,335 km2 (3,604 sq mi)
Elevation 1,319 m (4,327 ft)
Population (15-12-2010)
  Total 270
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2787
Area code(s) 074404

Chereshovo (Bulgarian: Черешово) is a village in the municipality of Belitsa, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is located approximately 27 km west of Belitsa and 88 kilometers southeast from Sofia. A fourth class municipal road connects the village with the secondary national road Razlog - Velingrad via the villages of Kraishte,Lyutovo and Babyak. As of 2010 it had a population of 270 people all of them Muslim of pomak origin. Aerial electrical supply and drinking water from local sources are provided. The village has no elected mayor, having less than 350 inhabitants and a suffragan mayor, appointed from the municipal council is in charge. [1]

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