Yakoruda

Yakoruda
Якоруда

Province (oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Population	6,299 (2005-09-13)
Altitude	888 m
Postal code	2790
Area code	07442
License plate province code	EH
Geographic coordinates	42° 1' 31" north, 23° 41' east
Time zone	EET (UTC[[UTC+2|+2]]; [[UTC+3]] in summer)
Mayor	Ismail Tsikalov

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.

Municipality

Yakoruda is the seat of Yakoruda municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 8 places:

External links

• Yakoruda municipality website (Bulgarian)
• Yakoruda.Hit.bg (Bulgarian)

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