Sitovo, Silistra Province
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Sitovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria
, part of Silistra Province
. It is the administrative centre of Sitovo Municipality
, which lies in the central part of Silistra Province, 25 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Silistra
, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja
. Sitovo's old name was Doymuşlar (Turkish
) or Doimuşlar (Romanian
).
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, part of Silistra Province
Silistra Province
Silistra Province is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into 7 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659 inhabitants....
. It is the administrative centre of Sitovo Municipality
Sitovo Municipality
Sitovo Municipality is a small municipality in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region...
, which lies in the central part of Silistra Province, 25 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Silistra
Silistra
Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha...
, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra...
. Sitovo's old name was Doymuşlar (Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
) or Doimuşlar (Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
).
Municipality
Sitovo municipality covers an area of 271 square kilometres and includes the following 12 places:
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Yastrebna Yastrebna is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Sitovo Municipality, Silistra Province. The village has a population of 11 people. There is a stone-pit near the village. Yastrebna lies at , 129 m above sea level.The mayor is Edjevit Shaban.... |