Smyadovo

Smyadovo
Смядово

Location of Smyadovo

Coordinates: 43°04′N 27°01′E / 43.067°N 27.017°E / 43.067; 27.017
Country Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast) Shumen
Government
  Mayor Sevi Sevev
Elevation 200 m (700 ft)
Population (December 2009)[1]
  Total 4,036
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 9820
Area code(s) 05351

Found official_name in Turkish ?Smedovak? and was proclaimed a town in 1969?,

Smyadovo (Bulgarian: Смядово, pronounced [ˈsmjaduvu]; also transliterated Smjadovo) or is a town in eastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Smyadovo Municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of the province. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 4,036 inhabitants.[1]

Smyadovo lies in the southeastern Danubian Plain, at the northern foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains. It was first mentioned in early Ottoman times (Evliya Çelebi mentions it as Smedovak) and was proclaimed a town in 1969.

Smyadovo Cove in Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Smyadovo.

Municipality

Main article: Smyadovo Municipality

Smyadovo municipality covers an area of 354 square kilometres (of which 180 square kilometres arable) and includes the following 10 places:

References

External links

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Coordinates: 43°04′N 27°01′E / 43.067°N 27.017°E / 43.067; 27.017

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