42°55′N 22°56′E / 42.917°N 22.933°E
Dragoman
Драгоман | |
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Town | |
 Dragoman City Center | |
  Dragoman Location in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′0″N 22°56′0″E / 42.91667°N 22.93333°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia |
| Municipality | Dragoman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrew Ivanov (GERB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.475 km2 (13.311 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 3,300 |
| Postal code | 2210 |
| Area code | 07172 |
| Vehicle registration | СО |
Dragoman (Bulgarian: Драгоман [drɐɡoˈman]) is the seat of Dragoman Municipality in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria. The town is located very close to the border with Serbia. As of 2011[update] the population was 5,362.[1]
Info
editThe average temperature in January is −7 °C (19.4 °F), in July - 16 °C (60.8 °F).
Economy
editThere are the following companies in the town of Dragoman:
KONTAKTNI ELEMENTI JSC [2] (Bulgarian: «КОНТАКТНИ ЕЛЕМЕНТИ» АД) is a company producing bimetallic electrical contact rivets and silver solders, tin-lead solders - 40, 50, 60, zinc and tin anodes. The company was founded in 1980.
Political situation
editMayor of the Dragoman Municipality is Andrey Ivanov, on the results of elections from November 8, 2011. Political party – GERB (Bulgarian: ГЕРБ, derived from Граждани за европейско развитие на България/Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Balgariya, "Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria"), is a Bulgarian centre-right political party.
Honour
editDragoman Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Dragoman.
References
edit- ^ "Население местоживеене, пол и възраст: Област: Софийска Община: Драгоман". 2011 Bulgarian Census (in Bulgarian). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Official web-site of KONTAKTNI ELEMENTI JSC".
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