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Municipality

Balkan

Local name: Балкан

Located in Stambolovo, Haskovo Coordinates: 41°46′00″ N 25°34′00″ E

Map showing the location of Balkan Balkan
Location in Bulgaria
Population
374
374
Elevation
322 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Balkan
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
PDV Plovdiv International Airport68 km
AXD Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport106 km

About Balkan

Balkan is a municipality. Location: Stambolovo, Haskovo. Population: 374. Elevation: 322 m.

From Wikipedia

Balkan is a village in Stambolovo Municipality, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Balkan over time

Population of Balkan over time
2014 206
2015 206
2016 212
2017 211
2018 213
2019 211
2020 236
2021 233
2022 142
2023 147
2024 161
2025 156

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Balkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (69 mm)
Driest month
September (31 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Balkan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°17°22°26°29°29°25°18°12°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°6°10°14°16°15°12°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)445149525551383231506469

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Balkan

The nearest airport is Plovdiv International Airport (PDV), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stara Zagora, 74 km to the north.

Airports

  • Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 68 kmnorthwest
  • Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD) Alexandroupolis 106 kmsouth
  • Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA) Kavala 124 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 74 kmnorth
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Edirne Population: 180K 83 kmeast
  • Burgas Population: 210.6K 177 kmnortheast
  • Tekirdağ Population: 122.3K 185 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Balkan

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km2 places

  • Sveta Marina Mountain 32 kmE
  • Kazal Mountain 47 kmW

60–100 km98 places

  • Sivrice Tepe Mountain 75 kmE
  • Çardak Tepesi Mountain 93 kmE
  • Hacı Adil Bey Çeşmesi Natural site 83 kmE
  • Erdine Kent Ormanı Natural site 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Balkan

1 place

Cities & villages1

Sources & licences

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