Galabovo Explained

Official Name:Galabovo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Galabovo
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Subdivision Name1:Stara Zagora
Population Total:8,404
Population As Of:2009-12-31
Elevation M:83
Postal Code:6280
Area Code:0418
Coordinates:42.1333°N 76°W
Leader Name:Nikolay Tonev

Galabovo (Bulgarian: Гълъбово in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɡɤɫɐbovo/, from гълъб galab, "dove" + -ovo) is a town in south-central Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Galabovo Municipality. As of December 2022, the town had a population of 6,845.[1]

Galabovo is located in the southeastern part of the Upper Thracian Plain, in a region economically important due to the extraction of coal and production of electricity in the region. The Maritsa Iztok-1 power plant is situated nearby. The population is predominantly Bulgarian and Bulgarian Orthodox, the employment is pretty high, with the residents employed for the most part in the coal, compressed slacks and electricity industry.

Municipality

Galabovo is also the seat of Galabovo municipality (part of Stara Zagora Province), which in addition to the town also includes the following 10 villages:

  • Aprilovo
  • Glavan
  • Iskritsa
  • Madrets
  • Mednikarovo
  • Musachevo
  • Obruchishte
  • Pomoshtnik
  • Razdelna
  • Velikovo

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Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009