Antonovo

Antonovo (Bulgarian: Антоново [anˈtɔnovo]) is a town in the Targovishte Province of northeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Antonovo Municipality. Antonovo sits in the Slannik low level mountain area close to the border of the Veliko Tarnovo Province. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,453 inhabitants.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Antonovo (disambiguation).
Antonovo
Антоново
View of Antonovo
View of Antonovo
Antonovo is located in Bulgaria
Antonovo
Antonovo
Location of Antonovo
Coordinates: 43°09′N 26°10′E
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Targovishte
MunicipalityAntonovo
Government
 • MayorTaner Ali
Elevation
433 m (1,421 ft)
Population
 (31.12.2009)[1]
 • Total1,453
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
7970
Area code06071

Economy

The local economy in Antonovo and the surrounding villages centres on agriculture although there is an unemployment rate of 52.12% in the region. This does sound very low but does not take into account that the main age group living in Antonovo is sixty five years and older.

The municipality for the region has created a development strategy for the economy that centres on infrastructure, agriculture and tourism to increase the areas potential and reduce the unemployment in the younger age range of residence.

References
  1. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  • "Antonovo Bulgaria". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
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