Galabovo

Galabovo
Galabovo
Galabovo
Galabovo is located in Bulgaria
Galabovo
Galabovo
Location of Galabovo
Coordinates: 42°8′N 25°51′E / 42.133°N 25.850°E / 42.133; 25.850
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Stara Zagora
Government
 • MayorNikolay Tonev
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2009-12-31)[1]
 • Total8,404
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6280
Area code0418

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.