Kirkovo (community)

Kirkovo ( Bulgarian. Community of Kirkovo ) is a community in Bulgaria . It is part of the Kardzhali region . The population of the community on December 15, 2008 was estimated at 22,988 people, and in the largest community of the community - the village of Benkovski , 2105 people lived at that time ^[2] .

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Community Kirkovo
Community Kirkovo
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A country	Bulgaria
Included in	Kardzhali region
Adm. Centre	Kirkovo village
History and Geography
Date of formation
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Timezone	EET ( UTC + 2 , summer UTC + 3 )
Population
Population	22 988 people ( 2008 )
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Auto Code numbers	K
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The administrative center is the village of Kirkovo (718 residents, as of December 15, 2008 ^[2] ).

In the community there are deposits of chrome ores (near the villages of Yakovitsa and Kosturino), tin-zinc ores (Shumnatitsa, Chakalarovo, Jerovo), iron ores (Yakovitsa), non-metallic minerals: asbestos , granite , marble .

Trans-European corridor No. 9 passes from Kirkovo from Northern Europe to Greece. The opening of the Makaz checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border is scheduled for 2010 .