| Krumovgrad Крумовград | |
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 View of Krumovgrad | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  KrumovgradLocation of Krumovgrad | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E / 41.467; 25.650 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Kardzhali |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sebihan Mehmed |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,690 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 6900 |
| Area code | 03641 |
| Website | krumovgrad |
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. The town is named after the successful medieval Bulgarian ruler Krum, the name meaning 'city of Krum' in Bulgarian.
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) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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 days | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 93.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93 | 118 | 168 | 201 | 261 | 303 | 338 | 331 | 235 | 167 | 115 | 79 | 2,490 |
| Source: http://climatebase.ru/station/15730/?lang=en | |||||||||||||
References
- Population of provinces, municipalities and settlements by ethnicity Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Bulgarian)
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
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External links
| Municipalities of Kardzhali Province | |
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