YAKORUDA

'Yakoruda' () is a Bulgarian town located in the southwestern part of the country. A part of the Blagoevgrad Province, it is the seat of the municipality which is the north-easternmost in the province. The town lies in the Rhodope Mountains, along the Mesta River, 26 km west of the town of Velingrad. Yakoruda was proclaimed a town on 9 September 1964, having previously been officially classified as a village.
A plurality of the residents are Muslim Bulgarians (Pomaks), the rest being for the most part Eastern Orthodox. Yakoruda has a mosque and a church and the two religious communities coexist in concord.
Notable natives are ''Survivor BG'' season one runner-up Ahmed Shuganov and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Emiliya Maslarova.

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Municipality

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Municipality

Yakoruda is the seat of Yakoruda municipality (part of Blagoevgrad Province), which includes the following 8 places:

★ Avramovo ★ Bel Kamen ★ Buntsevo ★ Cherna Mesta

★ Konarsko ★ Smolevo ★ 'Yakoruda' ★ Yurukovo

External links

★ Yakoruda municipality website

★ Yakoruda.Hit.bg