Fargovo
Fargovo
Фъргово | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Fargovo Location of Fargovo | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 24°0′E / 41.583°N 24.000°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Satovcha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ventsislav Katsarov (MRF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.871 km2 (4.583 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,036 m (3,399 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-15)[2] | |
| • Total | 473 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2952 |
| Area code | 07545 |
| Vehicle registration | E |
Fargovo (Bulgarian: Фъргово) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography[edit]
The village of Fargovo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History[edit]
In 1873 Fargovo (Fregovo) had male population of 45 Pomaks and 140 houses.[3] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Fargovo (Фъргово) was populated by 260 Bulgarian Muslims[4] According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 45 houses in the village.[5] According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 168 Pomaks and 45 houses.[6]
Religions[edit]
The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС област БЛАГОЕВГРАД община БАНСКО". grao.bg (in Bulgarian). 31 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 130–131.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 195.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.
- ^ Райчевски, Стоян (2004) [1998]. Българите мохамедани (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия. p. 111. ISBN 954-9308-51-0.
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