Smyadovo

Smyadovo (Bulgarian: Смядово, pronounced [ˈsmʲadovo]; ISO transliterated Smjadovo) is a town in eastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Smyadovo Municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of the province. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 4,036.^[1]

CountryBulgaria

Elevation

200 m (660 ft)

Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Postal Code

9820

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Smyadovo Смядово
Smyadovo Location of Smyadovo
Coordinates: 43°04′N 27°01′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Shumen
Government
• Mayor	Ivanka Petrova
Elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Population  (December 2009)[1]
• Total	4,036
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	9820
Area code	05351

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The operatic mezzo soprano Alexandrina Miltcheva was born in Smyadovo on 27 November 1934.

Smyadovo lies in the southeastern Danubian Plain, at the northern foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains. It was first mentioned in early Ottoman times (Evliya Çelebi mentions it as Smedovak) and was proclaimed a town in 1969.

Smyadovo Cove in Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Smyadovo.