Gulyantsi (Bulgarian: Гулянци, pronounced [ɡoˈʎant͡si]; also transliterated Guljanci, Gulyanci, Guliantzi, Gulyantzi, etc.) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Pleven Province. It is the administrative centre of Gulyantsi municipality and lies in the central north of the province, near the town of Nikopol, very close to the Danube River. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 3,432.[1]
Gulyantsi
Гулянци | |
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 The main square in Gulyantsi | |
  Gulyantsi Location of Gulyantsi | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′N 24°42′E / 43.633°N 24.700°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lachezar Yakov |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 3,432 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 5960 |
| Area code | 06561 |
Gulyantsi lies 34 kilometres north of the provincial capital Pleven, 4 kilometres south of the Danube and 7-8 kilometres southwest of the mouth of the Iskar River at Gigen village. It was proclaimed a town on 4 September 1974.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Gulyantsi town
External links
edit- Gulyantsi municipality website Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian and English)
43°38′N 24°42′E / 43.633°N 24.700°E
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