Antonovo
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Antonovo is a town
in the Targovishte Province
of northeastern Bulgaria
. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Antonovo Municipality
. Antonovo sits in the Slannik low level mountain area close to the border of the Veliko Tarnovo Province
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,453 inhabitants.
The municipality for the region has created a development strategy for the economy that centres around infrastructure, agriculture and tourism to increase the areas potential and reduce the unemployment in the younger age range of residence.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Targovishte Province
Targovishte Province
Targovishte Province is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Targovishte. As of December 2009, it has a population of 129,675 inhabitants.-Municipalities:...
of northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Antonovo Municipality
Antonovo Municipality
Antonovo Municipality is a municipality in Targovishte Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so called Fore-Balkan...
. Antonovo sits in the Slannik low level mountain area close to the border of the Veliko Tarnovo Province
Veliko Tarnovo Province
Veliko Tarnovo is a province in the middle of the northern part of Bulgaria. Its capital city, Veliko Tarnovo, is of historical significance as it is known as the capital of Medieval Bulgaria...
. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,453 inhabitants.
Economy
The local economy in Antonovo and the surrounding villages centres around agriculture although there is an unemployment rate of 52.12% in the region. This does sound very low but does not take in to account that the main age group living in Antonovo is sixty five years and older.The municipality for the region has created a development strategy for the economy that centres around infrastructure, agriculture and tourism to increase the areas potential and reduce the unemployment in the younger age range of residence.