Dragoman, Bulgaria Explained

Dragoman
Native Name:Драгоман
Native Name Lang:bg
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates:42.9167°N 22.9333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Sofia
Subdivision Name2:Dragoman
Leader Party:GERB
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Andrew Ivanov
Area Total Km2:34.475
Elevation M:703
Population Total:3300
Population As Of:2015
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2210
Area Code:07172
Registration Plate:СО

Dragoman (in Bulgarian pronounced as /drɐɡoˈman/) is the seat of Dragoman Municipality in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria. The town is located very close to the border with Serbia. the population was 5,362.[1]

Info

The average temperature in January is -7°C, in July - 16°C.

Economy

There are the following companies in the town of Dragoman:

KONTAKTNI ELEMENTI JSC [2] (Bulgarian: «КОНТАКТНИ ЕЛЕМЕНТИ» АД) is a company producing bimetallic electrical contact rivets and silver solders, tin-lead solders - 40, 50, 60, zinc and tin anodes. The company was founded in 1980.

Political situation

Mayor of the Dragoman Municipality is Andrey Ivanov, on the results of elections from November 8, 2011. Political party – GERB (Bulgarian: ГЕРБ, derived from Граждани за европейско развитие на България/Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Balgariya, "Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria"), is a Bulgarian centre-right political party.

Honour

Dragoman Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Dragoman.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Население местоживеене, пол и възраст: Област: Софийска Община: Драгоман. 2011 Bulgarian Census. National Statistics Institute. January 25, 2012. bg.
  2. Web site: Official web-site of KONTAKTNI ELEMENTI JSC.