Fargovo
Fargovo
Фъргово | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Fargovo Location of Fargovo | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 24°0′E / 41.583°N 24.000°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Satovcha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ventsislav Katsarov (MRF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.871 km2 (4.583 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,036 m (3,399 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-15)[2] | |
| • Total | 473 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2952 |
| Area code | 07545 |
Fargovo (Bulgarian: Фъргово) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography
The village of Fargovo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History
In 1873 Fargovo (Fregovo) had male population of 45 Pomaks and 140 houses.[3] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Fargovo (Фъргово) was populated by 260 Bulgarian Muslims[4] According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 45 houses in the village.[5] According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 168 Pomaks and 45 houses.[6]
Religions
The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.
Notes
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt
- ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 130–131.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 195.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Райчевски, Стоян (2004) [1998]. Българите мохамедани (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия. p. 111. ISBN 954-9308-51-0.
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