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Dralfa is a village in Northern Bulgaria. The village is in Targovishte Municipality, Targovishte Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dralfa currently has a population of 587 people with a permanent address registered in the settlement.[1]
Dralfa | |
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Village | |
| Dralfa | |
  Dralfa Dralfa village on the map of Bulgaria, Targovishte province | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′10″N 26°26′01″E / 43.335995°N 26.433562°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Targovishte |
| Municipality | Targovishte Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.68 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 587 |
| Area code | 06027 |
Geography
editThe village lies between two geographical areas – the Balkan Mountains and the Danubian Plain (Bulgaria).
Dralfa village is located in Municipality Targovishte, 17 kilometers northwest away from Targovishte. The village is a railway station for the busiest railway line in Bulgaria, Sofia – Varna.
Dralfa's continental climate offers good conditions for animal husbandry, pig and sheep breeding.
A very large area of the village's land is used for the production of crops like wheat and corn.
The village's elevation ranges between 200 and 299 meters with an average elevation of 212 meters above sea level.[2][3]
Infrastructure
editThere is an active bakery in the village, supplying the nearby 10 villages with bread. A Thracian historical mound was found near the village, which was a burial site dating back to the 4th century.
Buildings
editEthnicity
editAccording to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[6]
| Number | % | |
| Total | 391 | 100.00 |
| Bulgarians | 177 | 45.26 |
| Turks | 171 | 43.73 |
| Romani | 23 | 5.88 |
| Others | 5 | 1.27 |
| Do not define themselves | 10 | 2.55 |
| Unanswered | 5 | 1.27 |
References
edit- ^ "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
- ^ "Targovishte geography". Ekatte.com.
- ^ "Dralfa village Targovishte". selo.bg.
- ^ "Dralfa chitalishte". Chitalishta.com.
- ^ "Schools in Bulgaria, Dralfa". Register of schools.
- ^ "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.