Official Name: | Kraishte |
Native Name: | Краище |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | Location in Bulgaria |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Blagoevgrad Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Belitsa |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Moussa Mizur |
Leader Party: | DPS |
Area Total Km2: | 10,523 |
Population As Of: | 15-12-2010 |
Population Note: | GRAO |
Population Total: | 2375 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 2781 |
Area Code: | 074405 |
Coordinates: | 41.8994°N 23.5922°W |
Elevation M: | 896 |
Kraishte (Bulgarian: Краище) is a village in the municipality of Belitsa, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is located approximately 4 kilometers south from Belitsa and 88 kilometers southeast from Sofia. As of 2010 it had a population of 2375 people.[1] The population is Muslim of pomak origin. The village is situated on the eastern bank of Mesta river on the secondary road from Razlog to Velingrad and on the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line. The station of Belitsa is actually in the village of Kraishte.
The village has central water supply and sewerage. The electricity is provided by aerial wires. There is a primary school "Peyo Yavorov" and a public library and a post office.