Krumovgrad
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. The majority of its population is ethnic Turks (70.1%), and with 27.3% ethnic Bulgarians.[1] The town is named after the successful medieval Bulgarian ruler Krum, the name meaning 'city of Krum' in Bulgarian.
Krumovgrad
Крумовград | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Krumovgrad | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Krumovgrad Location of Krumovgrad | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′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
Krumovgrad is also the seat of Krumovgrad municipality (part of Kardzhali Province), which includes the following 78 villages:
| Climate data for Krumovgrad 1991-2020,records(1926-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68.9 (20.5) |
73.6 (23.1) |
82.2 (27.9) |
88.9 (31.6) |
98.2 (36.8) |
101.7 (38.7) |
109.9 (43.3) |
108.7 (42.6) |
104.0 (40.0) |
96.4 (35.8) |
79.7 (26.5) |
73.4 (23.0) |
109.9 (43.3) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 46.4 (8.0) |
50.4 (10.2) |
56.8 (13.8) |
66.2 (19.0) |
75.0 (23.9) |
83.5 (28.6) |
89.8 (32.1) |
90.1 (32.3) |
81.7 (27.6) |
68.9 (20.5) |
58.3 (14.6) |
48.4 (9.1) |
68.0 (20.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.0 (2.8) |
41.0 (5.0) |
46.2 (7.9) |
55.0 (12.8) |
63.9 (17.7) |
71.4 (21.9) |
76.5 (24.7) |
76.6 (24.8) |
68.2 (20.1) |
57.7 (14.3) |
48.2 (9.0) |
40.3 (4.6) |
56.8 (13.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 30.0 (−1.1) |
33.6 (0.9) |
38.7 (3.7) |
45.5 (7.5) |
53.4 (11.9) |
60.1 (15.6) |
64.0 (17.8) |
64.6 (18.1) |
57.2 (14.0) |
48.6 (9.2) |
41.0 (5.0) |
34.7 (1.5) |
47.7 (8.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −11.0 (−23.9) |
−10.8 (−23.8) |
10.8 (−11.8) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
35.2 (1.8) |
41.0 (5.0) |
46.4 (8.0) |
46.0 (7.8) |
33.3 (0.7) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
0.7 (−17.4) |
−11.0 (−23.9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.0 (126) |
3.3 (85) |
3.0 (77) |
2.9 (73) |
2.8 (72) |
2.3 (58) |
1.7 (42) |
0.8 (21) |
2.1 (53) |
3.1 (79) |
3.9 (100) |
4.1 (105) |
35.1 (891) |
| 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
- 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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