Official Name: | Antonovo |
Native Name: | Bulgarian: Антоново |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Antonovo |
Coordinates: | 43.15°N 36°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province (Oblast) |
Subdivision Name1: | Targovishte |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Antonovo |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Taner Ali |
Elevation M: | 433 |
Population Total: | 1,453 |
Population As Of: | 31.12.2009 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 7970 |
Area Code: | 06071 |
Antonovo (Bulgarian: Антоново in Bulgarian pronounced as /anˈtɔnovo/) is a town in the Targovishte Province of northeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Antonovo Municipality. Antonovo sits in the Slannik low level mountain area close to the border of the Veliko Tarnovo Province. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 1,453.[1]
The local economy in Antonovo and the surrounding villages centres on agriculture although there is an unemployment rate of 52.12% in the region. This does sound very low but does not take into 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 on infrastructure, agriculture and tourism to increase the areas potential and reduce the unemployment in the younger age range of residence.