Alfatar

Place in Silistra, Bulgaria
43°57′N 27°17′E / 43.950°N 27.283°E / 43.950; 27.283CountryBulgariaProvinces
(Oblast)SilistraGovernment
 • MayorTeodosi GospodinovElevation
188 m (617 ft)Population
 (31.12.2009 [1])
 • Total1,714Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal Code
7570
Area code08511ClimateCfb

Alfatar (Bulgarian: Алфатар [aɫfɐˈtar]) is a town in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in 18 km (11 mi) to the south of the town of Silistra. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Alfatar Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,714 inhabitants.[1]

The Alfatar Peninsula on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Alfatar.

Population

As of December 2018, the town of Alfatar has a dwindling population of 1,395 people, down from its peak of 4,358 people shortly after the Second World War. Alfatar is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Bulgarians (100%).

References

  1. ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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