Alfatar Explained
| Official Name: | Alfatar |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Provinces
(Oblast) |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alfatar |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Population Total: | 1,714 |
| Population As Of: | 31.12.2009 |
| Elevation M: | 188 |
| Postal Code: | 7570 |
| Area Code: | 08511 |
| Coordinates: | 43.95°N 44°W |
| Leader Name: | Teodosi Gospodinov |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Cfb |
Alfatar (Bulgarian: Алфатар in Bulgarian pronounced as /aɫfɐˈtar/) is a town in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in 18km (11miles) to the south of the town of Silistra. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Alfatar Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 1,714.[1]
The Alfatar Peninsula on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Alfatar.
Population
As of December 2018, the town of Alfatar has a dwindling population of 1,395 people, down from its peak of 4,358 people shortly after the Second World War. Alfatar is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Bulgarians (100%). ImageSize = width:400 height:200PlotArea = left:50 right:20 top:25 bottom:30TimeAxis = orientation:verticalAlignBars = lateColors = id:linegrey2 value:gray(0.9) id:linegrey value:gray(0.7) id:cobar value:rgb(0.2,0.7,0.8) id:cobar2 value:rgb(0.6,0.9,0.6)DateFormat = yyyyPeriod = from:0 till:4500ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:500 start:0 gridcolor:linegreyScaleMinor = unit:year increment:100 start:0 gridcolor:linegrey2PlotData = color:cobar width:20 align:left bar:1934 from:0 till:4120 bar:1946 from:0 till:4358 bar:1956 from:0 till:4042 bar:1965 from:0 till:3648 bar:1975 from:0 till:3250 bar:1985 from:0 till:2901 bar:1992 from:0 till:2468 bar:2001 from:0 till:2122 bar:2011 from:0 till:1633PlotData= textcolor:black fontsize:S bar:1934 at: 4120 text: 4120 shift:(-14,5) bar:1946 at: 4358 text: 4358 shift:(-14,5) bar:1956 at: 4042 text: 4042 shift:(-14,5) bar:1965 at: 3648 text: 3648 shift:(-14,5) bar:1975 at: 3250 text: 3250 shift:(-14,5) bar:1985 at: 2901 text: 2901 shift:(-14,5) bar:1992 at: 2468 text: 2468 shift:(-14,5) bar:2001 at: 2122 text: 2122 shift:(-14,5) bar:2011 at: 1633 text: 1633 shift:(-14,5)
Notes and References
- Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
