Official Name: | Hvostyane |
Native Name: | Хвостяне |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Label Position: | Location in Bulgaria |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Blagoevgrad Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Garmen |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Seihan Ahmedov |
Leader Party: | GERB |
Area Total Km2: | 7.68 |
Population As Of: | 15 December 2011[1] |
Population Note: | GRAO |
Population Total: | 570 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 2942 |
Area Code: | 07522 |
Coordinates: | 41.55°N 74°W |
Elevation M: | 506 |
Hvostyane is a compact village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the valley of Mesta river 6 kilometers southeast of Garmen and 81 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad and is the southernmost village of the municipality.
There are no industrial subjects in the village. People grow tobacco, potatoes and strawberries. The majority of the people are Muslim of Turks. There is a primary school "Dimitar Talev", but the number of the students is decreasing and a kindergarten, branch of the kindergarten in Dabnitsa.
The village is situated on the road, connecting both Garmen and Gotse Delchev (town) with Hadzhidimovo.