Yakoruda
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| Yakoruda Якоруда |
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| Location of Yakoruda | |
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| Country | Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ismail Tsikalov |
| Elevation | 888 m (2,913 ft) |
| Population (2005-09-13) | |
| - Total | 6,299 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 2790 |
| Area code(s) | 07442 |
| License plate | EH |
Yakoruda (Bulgarian: Якоруда) is a Bulgarian town located in the southwestern part of the country. A part of the Blagoevgrad Province, it is the seat of the municipality which is the north-easternmost in the province. The town lies in the Rhodope Mountains, along the Mesta River, 26 km west of the town of Velingrad. Yakoruda was proclaimed a town on 9 September 1964, having previously been officially classified as a village.
A plurality of the residents are Muslim Bulgarians (Pomaks), the rest being for the most part Eastern Orthodox. Yakoruda has a mosque and a church and the two religious communities coexist in concord.
Notable natives are Survivor BG season one runner-up Ahmed Shuganov and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Emiliya Maslarova.
[edit] Municipality
Yakoruda is the seat of Yakoruda municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 8 places:
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[edit] External links
- Yakoruda municipality website (Bulgarian)
- Yakoruda.Hit.bg (Bulgarian)
