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Municipality

Podkova

Local name: Подкова

Located in Kirkovo, Kardzhali Coordinates: 41°25′00″ N 25°23′30″ E

Map showing the location of Podkova Podkova
Location in Bulgaria
Population
629
629
Elevation
282 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Podkova
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
AXD Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport78 km
PDV Plovdiv International Airport85 km

About Podkova

Podkova is a municipality. Location: Kirkovo, Kardzhali. Population: 629. Elevation: 282 m.

From Wikipedia

Podkova (Bulgarian: Подкова [potˈkɔva]) is a village in Kirkovo Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3.7 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Podkova over time

Population of Podkova over time
2014 374
2015 386
2016 388
2017 393
2018 412
2019 444
2020 449
2021 460
2022 319
2023 342
2024 356
2025 366

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Podkova

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (78 mm)
Driest month
August (28 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 Podkova
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°12°17°22°27°30°29°25°19°12°8°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°7°11°15°17°16°13°9°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)515552525349352829517078

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Podkova

The nearest airport is Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) (85 km). The nearest large city is Plovdiv, 98 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD) Alexandroupolis 78 kmsoutheast
  • Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 85 kmnorthwest
  • Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA) Kavala 86 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Edirne Population: 180K 101 kmeast
  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 115 kmnorth
  • Çanakkale Population: 143.6K 164 kmsoutheast
  • Tekirdağ Population: 122.3K 184 kmeast

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

Places in Podkova

2 places
  1. 1 Stareyshino 246

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources