Yakoruda

Infobox Settlement
official_name = PAGENAME
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = BUL
subdivision_type1 = Provinces
(Oblast)
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Yakoruda

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image_caption = Sunset in Yakoruda
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leader_title =Mayor Nuredin Kafelov
postal_code_type =Postal Code|native_name=Якоруда
|subdivision_name1=Blagoevgrad
population_total=6299|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=2005-09-13
elevation_m=888
postal_code=2790
area_code=07442
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longd=23|longm=41|longs=|longEW=E|leader_name=|Nuredin Kafelov

Yakoruda ( _bg. 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.

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:

Honour

Yakoruda Glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Yakoruda.

External links

* [http://yakoruda.e-gov.bg/ Yakoruda municipality website] bg icon
* [http://yakoruda.hit.bg/ Unofficial website] bg icon