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Krumovgrad
Крумовград
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Krumovgrad
Location of Krumovgrad
Coordinates: 41°28′N25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E / 41.467; 25.650
Country Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Kardzhali
Government
  MayorSebihan Mehmed
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
 (13.09.2005)
  Total8,690
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6900
Area code 03641
Website krumovgrad.bg

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. According to 2011 census, the population is ethnic Bulgarians (48.97%), ethnic Turks (18.95%), and others including the Romani people. [1] The town is named after the successful medieval Bulgarian ruler Krum, the name meaning 'city of Krum' in Bulgarian.

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Municipality

Krumovgrad is also the seat of Krumovgrad municipality (part of Kardzhali Province), which includes the following 78 villages:

Climate data for Krumovgrad 1991-2023,records(1926-2024)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)72.9
(22.7)
74.1
(23.4)
83.8
(28.8)
91.4
(33.0)
98.2
(36.8)
103.5
(39.7)
109.9
(43.3)
109.9
(43.3)
104.0
(40.0)
98.4
(36.9)
86.0
(30.0)
74.1
(23.4)
109.9
(43.3)
Mean maximum °F (°C)61.2
(16.2)
64.2
(17.9)
71.6
(22.0)
79.0
(26.1)
86.0
(30.0)
92.7
(33.7)
100.2
(37.9)
100.4
(38.0)
94.3
(34.6)
84.2
(29.0)
72.5
(22.5)
63.5
(17.5)
101.7
(38.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)44.6
(7.0)
49.3
(9.6)
56.3
(13.5)
65.8
(18.8)
74.8
(23.8)
83.3
(28.5)
88.3
(31.3)
89.6
(32.0)
80.8
(27.1)
69.1
(20.6)
57.6
(14.2)
47.5
(8.6)
67.3
(19.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)37.0
(2.8)
40.1
(4.5)
46.4
(8.0)
54.7
(12.6)
63.5
(17.5)
71.4
(21.9)
76.1
(24.5)
76.5
(24.7)
68.0
(20.0)
57.9
(14.4)
48.6
(9.2)
39.7
(4.3)
56.7
(13.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)31.1
(−0.5)
32.9
(0.5)
38.3
(3.5)
45.0
(7.2)
53.6
(12.0)
60.8
(16.0)
64.4
(18.0)
64.6
(18.1)
56.8
(13.8)
49.5
(9.7)
41.5
(5.3)
33.8
(1.0)
47.7
(8.7)
Mean minimum °F (°C)15.1
(−9.4)
19.0
(−7.2)
28.2
(−2.1)
36.5
(2.5)
43.9
(6.6)
52.0
(11.1)
57.0
(13.9)
56.5
(13.6)
45.5
(7.5)
37.2
(2.9)
27.7
(−2.4)
19.4
(−7.0)
13.5
(−10.3)
Record low °F (°C)−8.0
(−22.2)
−7.6
(−22.0)
6.1
(−14.4)
22.3
(−5.4)
35.2
(1.8)
41.0
(5.0)
46.4
(8.0)
46.0
(7.8)
33.3
(0.7)
23.5
(−4.7)
15.3
(−9.3)
0.7
(−17.4)
−8.0
(−22.2)
Average precipitation inches (mm)3.08
(78.3)
2.96
(75.1)
2.84
(72.2)
2.30
(58.4)
2.22
(56.4)
2.07
(52.6)
1.33
(33.7)
0.77
(19.5)
1.62
(41.1)
2.73
(69.4)
3.15
(80.0)
4.15
(105.3)
29.21
(742.0)
Average precipitation days9.68.88.58.19.59.03.82.94.09.09.710.593.4
Average relative humidity (%)80767469696559586575808171
Mean monthly sunshine hours 93118168201261303338331235167115792,490
Source: http://climatebase.ru/station/15730/?lang=en

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References

  1. Population of provinces, municipalities and settlements by ethnicity Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)