Dragoman, Bulgaria (original) (raw)
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Town in Sofia, Bulgaria
| Dragoman Драгоман | |
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| Town | |
 Dragoman City Center |
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  DragomanLocation in Bulgaria |
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| Coordinates: 42°55′0″N 22°56′0″E / 42.91667°N 22.93333°E / 42.91667; 22.93333 | |
| 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 |
42°55′N 22°56′E / 42.917°N 22.933°E / 42.917; 22.933
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]
The average temperature in January is −7 °C (19.4 °F), in July - 16 °C (60.8 °F).
There 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
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Mayor 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.
Dragoman Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Dragoman.
- ^ "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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