Smyadovo Explained

Official Name In Turkish (Smedovak) And Was Proclaimed A Town In 1969.:Smyadovo
Native Name:Смядово
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province (Oblast)
Subdivision Name1:Shumen
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Smyadovo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sevi Sevev
Population Total:4,036
Population As Of:December 2009
Elevation M:200
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:9820
Area Code:05351
Coordinates:43.0667°N 28°W

Smyadovo (Bulgarian: Смядово, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈsmʲadovo/; ISO transliterated Smjadovo) is a town in eastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Smyadovo Municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of the province. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 4,036.[1]

The operatic mezzo soprano Alexandrina Miltcheva was born in Smyadovo on 27 November 1934.

Smyadovo lies in the southeastern Danubian Plain, at the northern foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains. It was first mentioned in early Ottoman times (Evliya Çelebi mentions it as Smedovak) and was proclaimed a town in 1969.

Smyadovo Cove in Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Smyadovo.

Municipality

See main article: Smyadovo Municipality.

Smyadovo municipality covers an area of 354 square kilometres (of which 180 square kilometres arable) and includes the following 10 places:

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Notes and References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009