Aleko Konstantinovo

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
Aleko Konstantinovo
Location of Aleko Konstantinovo, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°8′42.57″N 24°17′20.52″E
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		Pazardzhik Province
Government
 • MayorVasil Metodiev
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (15.09.2022)
 • Total3,265[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4495
Area code(s)03527 from Bulgaria, 003593527 from outside

Geography

Aleko 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

The 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
  1. "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.
  2. "Bulgaria Guide, Aleko Konstantinovo". Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 15
  4. "Hydro Power Plants". State Official Site of the National Electricity Company. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

References
  • 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).
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