Dragoman, Bulgaria

Dragoman Драгоман
Town
Dragoman City Center
Dragoman Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°55′0″N 22°56′0″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Sofia
Municipality	Dragoman
Government
• Mayor	Andrew Ivanov (GERB)
Area
• Total	34.475 km^2 (13.311 sq mi)
Elevation	703 m (2,306 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	3,300
Postal code	2210
Area code	07172
Vehicle registration	СО

42°55′N 22°56′E

Dragoman (Bulgarian: Драгоман [drɐɡoˈman]) is the seat of Dragoman Municipality in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria. The town is located very close to the border with Serbia. As of 2011^[update] the population was 5,362.[1]

Info

The average temperature in January is −7 °C (19.4 °F), in July - 16 °C (60.8 °F).

Economy

There are the following companies in the town of Dragoman:

KONTAKTNI ELEMENTI JSC [2] (Bulgarian: «КОНТАКТНИ ЕЛЕМЕНТИ» АД) is a company producing bimetallic electrical contact rivets and silver solders, tin-lead solders - 40, 50, 60, zinc and tin anodes. The company was founded in 1980.

Political situation

Mayor of the Dragoman Municipality is Andrey Ivanov, on the results of elections from November 8, 2011. Political party – GERB (Bulgarian: ГЕРБ, derived from Граждани за европейско развитие на България/Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Balgariya, "Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria"), is a Bulgarian centre-right political party.

Honour

Dragoman Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Dragoman.

References

1. "Население местоживеене, пол и възраст: Област: Софийска Община: Драгоман". 2011 Bulgarian Census (in Bulgarian). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
2. "Official web-site of KONTAKTNI ELEMENTI JSC".