Zlatograd

Zlatograd
Златоград
Zlatograd - Ethnological Complex
Zlatograd - Ethnological Complex
Zlatograd is located in Bulgaria
Zlatograd
Zlatograd
Coordinates: 41°23′N 25°06′E / 41.383°N 25.100°E / 41.383; 25.100
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)
Smolyan
Elevation
521 m (1,709 ft)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • City7,110
 • Urban
12,087
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4980
Area code03071

Zlatograd (Bulgarian: Златоград, [zɫɐtoˈɡrat], lit.''gold town'') is a town in Smolyan Province, southern-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Zlatograd Municipality. In December 2009, the town had a population of 7,110.[1]

It is located 60 km from the province centre of Smolyan. The Greek border is 5 km from the town. The cross-border Zlatograd - Thermes (Greece) road was inaugurated on 15 January 2010.