Krumovgrad (Bulgarian: Крумовград [ˈkrumovˌɡrat], Turkish: Koşukavak [koˈʃukavak]) is a town in Kardzhali Province in the south of Bulgaria, located in the Eastern Rhodopes on the banks of the river Krumovitsa. According to 2011 census, the population is ethnic Bulgarians (48.97%), ethnic Turks (18.95%), and others including the Romani people.[1] The town is named after the successful medieval Bulgarian ruler Krum, the name meaning 'city of Krum' in Bulgarian.
Krumovgrad
Крумовград | |
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 View of Krumovgrad | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Krumovgrad Location of Krumovgrad | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Kardzhali |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sebihan Mehmed |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Population (13.09.2005) | |
| • Total | 8,690 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 6900 |
| Area code | 03641 |
| Website | krumovgrad |
Municipality
editKrumovgrad is also the seat of Krumovgrad municipality (part of Kardzhali Province), which includes the following 78 villages:
| Climate data for Krumovgrad 1991-2023,records(1926-2024) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72.9 (22.7) |
74.1 (23.4) |
83.8 (28.8) |
91.4 (33.0) |
98.2 (36.8) |
103.5 (39.7) |
109.9 (43.3) |
109.9 (43.3) |
104.0 (40.0) |
98.4 (36.9) |
86.0 (30.0) |
74.1 (23.4) |
109.9 (43.3) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 61.2 (16.2) |
64.2 (17.9) |
71.6 (22.0) |
79.0 (26.1) |
86.0 (30.0) |
92.7 (33.7) |
100.2 (37.9) |
100.4 (38.0) |
94.3 (34.6) |
84.2 (29.0) |
72.5 (22.5) |
63.5 (17.5) |
101.7 (38.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.6 (7.0) |
49.3 (9.6) |
56.3 (13.5) |
65.8 (18.8) |
74.8 (23.8) |
83.3 (28.5) |
88.3 (31.3) |
89.6 (32.0) |
80.8 (27.1) |
69.1 (20.6) |
57.6 (14.2) |
47.5 (8.6) |
67.3 (19.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.0 (2.8) |
40.1 (4.5) |
46.4 (8.0) |
54.7 (12.6) |
63.5 (17.5) |
71.4 (21.9) |
76.1 (24.5) |
76.5 (24.7) |
68.0 (20.0) |
57.9 (14.4) |
48.6 (9.2) |
39.7 (4.3) |
56.7 (13.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.1 (−0.5) |
32.9 (0.5) |
38.3 (3.5) |
45.0 (7.2) |
53.6 (12.0) |
60.8 (16.0) |
64.4 (18.0) |
64.6 (18.1) |
56.8 (13.8) |
49.5 (9.7) |
41.5 (5.3) |
33.8 (1.0) |
47.7 (8.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 15.1 (−9.4) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
36.5 (2.5) |
43.9 (6.6) |
52.0 (11.1) |
57.0 (13.9) |
56.5 (13.6) |
45.5 (7.5) |
37.2 (2.9) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
13.5 (−10.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8.0 (−22.2) |
−7.6 (−22.0) |
6.1 (−14.4) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
35.2 (1.8) |
41.0 (5.0) |
46.4 (8.0) |
46.0 (7.8) |
33.3 (0.7) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
0.7 (−17.4) |
−8.0 (−22.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.08 (78.3) |
2.96 (75.1) |
2.84 (72.2) |
2.30 (58.4) |
2.22 (56.4) |
2.07 (52.6) |
1.33 (33.7) |
0.77 (19.5) |
1.62 (41.1) |
2.73 (69.4) |
3.15 (80.0) |
4.15 (105.3) |
29.21 (742.0) |
| Average precipitation days | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 93.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93 | 118 | 168 | 201 | 261 | 303 | 338 | 331 | 235 | 167 | 115 | 79 | 2,490 |
| Source: http://climatebase.ru/station/15730/?lang=en | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Population of provinces, municipalities and settlements by ethnicity Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
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