Kirkowo
| Kirkovo (Кирково) | |||||
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 Bulgaria
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| Oblast : | Kardzhali | ||||
| Residents : | 718 (Jan. 1, 2007) | ||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 20 ' N , 25 ° 22' E | ||||
| Postal code : | 6884 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+359) 03679 | ||||
| License plate : | K | ||||
Kirkowo ( Bulgarian Кирково ) is a village in Kardzhali Oblast in southern Bulgaria . The village of Kirkowo has 685 inhabitants (January 1, 2007) and is the administrative center of the municipality of the same name, Kirkowo, which has an area of 2,964 km². The village of Kirkowo lies at an altitude of 300 to 499 meters above sea level, 11 km north of the border with Greece . The former Turkish name of the village was Kırkova, which means "40 levels". Kirkowo does not have its own mayor, but reports directly to the mayor of the Kirkowo municipality.
Geography of the municipality of Kirkovo
location
The municipality of Kirkowo is located in the very southern part of Kardzhali Oblast, in the Rhodope Mountains .
Community structure
The municipality of Kirkowo (bulg. Община Кирково) with 45,466 inhabitants on an area of 594 km² consists of 73 settlements, which are predominantly located in highly mountainous terrain. The village of Podkowa belongs to the municipality .
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Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities within Kardzhali Oblast are - clockwise from the north - Jebel , Momchilgrad and Krumowgrad .