Ugarchin Explained

Ugarchin
Native Name:Угърчин
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ugarchin
Coordinates:43.1°N 49°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province (Oblast)
Subdivision Name1:Lovech
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ugarchin
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Valentin Valchev
Elevation M:297
Population Total:2,354
Population As Of:31.12.2018
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:5580
Area Code:06931

Ugarchin (Bulgarian: Угърчин in Bulgarian pronounced as /oɡɐrˈt͡ʃin/) is a town located along the Kamenitsa river in the Lovech Province in central northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Ugarchin Municipality. The town is about 30 kilometers away in the west from the main centre of the province (Lovech). As of December 2009, it had a population of 2,832 inhabitants[1] which sunk to 2,354 by end of 2018.[2]

Ugarchin is situated in the northern part of the Balkan Mountains at the foot the high peaks and down the river Kamenitsa and its minor tributaries: Lepetora, Sveta, Greshki Dol and others. It is situated in a basin rounded with small hills: Ivan Dyal hill to the south; Visokata Mogila (Chukara) to the east; to the north are Beli Kamak, Sredno Bardo and Zabiti Kamak hills; and to the west are Goli Rat and Chukata.

The Ugarchin town holiday takes place every year on 22 March and the traditional Autumn Fair is every 22 September. The President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov visited the town of Ugarchin on 22 March 2006 for the annual football tournament.

Other places in Ugarchin municipality include Dragana, Golets, Kalenik, Katunets, Kirchevo, Kirkova mahala, Lesidren, Mikre, Orlyane, Slavshitsa, Sopot, and Vasilkovska mahala.

Honour

Ugarchin Point on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Ugarchin.

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Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
  2. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2018