Antonovo Explained

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]

Economy

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009