Haskovo

Haskovo
Хасково
City
Haskovo
Coat of arms of Haskovo
Haskovo is located in Bulgaria
Haskovo
Haskovo
Location of Haskovo within Bulgaria
Haskovo is located in Balkans
Haskovo
Haskovo
Haskovo (Balkans)
Haskovo is located in Europe
Haskovo
Haskovo
Haskovo (Europe)
Coordinates: 41°56′N 25°34′E / 41.933°N 25.567°E / 41.933; 25.567
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Haskovo
Government
 • MayorStanislav Dechev
Area
 • City25.555 km2 (9.867 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • City64 564
 • Urban
83 682
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
6300
Area code038
Vehicle registrationX
WebsiteOfficial website

Haskovo (Bulgarian: Хасково [ˈxaskovo]) is a city in the region of Northern Thrace in southern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of the Haskovo Province, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. According to Operative Program Regional Development of Bulgaria, the urban area of Haskovo is the seventh largest in Bulgaria and has a population of 184,731 inhabitants. Haskovo has a population of 64,564 as of 2022, making it Bulgaria's 12th largest city.

The first settlement found in Haskovo is from circa 5000 BC. Haskovo celebrated its 1,000th anniversary as a town in 1985. To mark the event, a new clock tower was erected in the centre of the town.

Haskovo Cove in Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, is named after the city of Haskovo.

  1. ^ "Население по области, общини, местоживеене и пол | Национален статистически институт". nsi.bg. Retrieved 3 January 2024.