Galabovo | |
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Coordinates: 42°8′N 25°51′E / 42.133°N 25.850°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Stara Zagora |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nikolay Tonev |
Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Population (2009-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,404 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 6280 |
Area code | 0418 |
Galabovo (Bulgarian: Гълъбово Bulgarian pronunciation: [ˈɡɤɫɐbovo], from гълъб galab, "dove" + -ovo) is a town in south-central Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Galabovo Municipality. As of December 2022, the town had a population of 6,845.[1]
Galabovo is located in the southeastern part of the Upper Thracian Plain, in a region economically important due to the extraction of coal and production of electricity in the region. The Maritsa Iztok-1 power plant is situated nearby. The population is predominantly Bulgarian and Bulgarian Orthodox, the employment is pretty high, with the residents employed for the most part in the coal, compressed slacks and electricity industry.