Bukovo, Blagoevgrad Province

Bukovo
Буково
Village
Bukovo
Coordinates: BG 41°43′N 23°43′E / 41.717°N 23.717°E / 41.717; 23.717Coordinates: BG 41°43′N 23°43′E / 41.717°N 23.717°E / 41.717; 23.717
Country  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Gotse Delchev
Government
  Mayor Shukri Musli (DPS)
Area
  Total 16.593 km2 (6.407 sq mi)
Elevation 1,021 m (3,350 ft)
Population (2012-03-15 [1])
  Total 936
  GRAO
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2915
Area code(s) 07532

Bukovo, Blagoevgrad Province is the northernmost village in Gotse Delchev Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. The village is the only one settlement in the municipality, situated in the Rhodope Mountains. It is accessible by a mountainous road from the main road Razlog - Gotse Delchev. There is a branch of a clothing factory in the village. People grow tobacco and this is the main source of income. The health care in the village is provided by two general-practitioners. There is a primary school "Ivan Vazov" with an adjusted kindergarten group. The people are Muslims of pomak origin and there is a mosque in the village. The remains of the fortress "Momina kula" are nearby the village.

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