Aleko Konstantinovo (Bulgarian: Алеко Константиново) is a village in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 3,265 as of 2022.[1] The village is named after the renown Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov, who was assassinated nearby en route to Peshtera in 1897.
Aleko Konstantinovo
Алеко Константиново | |
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  Aleko Konstantinovo Location of Aleko Konstantinovo, Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°8′42.57″N 24°17′20.52″E / 42.1451583°N 24.2890333°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Pazardzhik Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vasil Metodiev |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (15.09.2022) | |
| • Total | 3,265[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 4495 |
| Area code(s) | 03527 from Bulgaria, 003593527 from outside |
Geography
editAleko Konstantinovo is located in central Pazardzhik Province and has a territory of 15.864 km2.[2] It is part of Pazardzhik Municipality. The distance from the municipal center Pazardzhik is 7 km in northern direction. It is less than 1 km southeast of the neighbouring village of Glavinitsa, situated on the main north–south transport artery of the province, the second class II-37 road. The village is situated in the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain, at the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains.[3] There is a school and a church.
Economy
editThe village lies in a fertile agricultural area and has well-developed livestock breeding.[3] South of the settlement, along the northernmost slopes of the Rhodope Mountains is located the Aleko Hydro Power Plant (71.7 MW), part of the Batak Hydropower Cascade (254 MW).[4]
Citations
edit- ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Aleko Konstantinovo". Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 15
- ^ "Hydro Power Plants". State Official Site of the National Electricity Company. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
References
edit- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).