Barakovo
Local name: Бараково
Located in Barakovo, Kocherinovo Coordinates: 42°03′47″ N 23°03′36″ E
- Population
- 719
- 719
- Elevation
- 405 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- SOF Sofia Airport76 km
- SKP Skopje International Airport120 km
About Barakovo
Barakovo is a neighbourhood. Location: Barakovo, Kocherinovo. Population: 719.
Barakovo (Bulgarian: Бараково) is a village in Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province of southwest Bulgaria. As of 2013, it had a population of 468. It is situated at the western foothills of the Rila Mountains on the banks of the Rilska River. Between 1974 and 1991 it was administratively a neighbourhood of the town of Kocherinovo. After the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 the village remained within the Ottoman Empire on the very border with the Principality of Bulgaria.
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At a glance
- Area
- 8 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Barakovo
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Historical Museum, Dupnitsa · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population of Barakovo over time
| 2014 | 455 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 461 | |
| 2016 | 448 | |
| 2017 | 430 | |
| 2018 | 411 | |
| 2019 | 400 | |
| 2020 | 412 | |
| 2021 | 394 | |
| 2022 | 426 | |
| 2023 | 438 | |
| 2024 | 416 | |
| 2025 | 394 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Barakovo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (59 mm)
- Driest month
- January (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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 25° | 19° | 11° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 6° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 37 | 38 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 52 | 45 |
How to get to Barakovo
The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), 76 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 74 km to the north.
Airports
- Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 76 kmnortheast
- Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 120 kmwest
- Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 148 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Sofia Population: 1.2M 74 kmnorth
- Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 140 kmeast
- Niš Population: 250K 169 kmnorthwest
- Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 217 kmeast
- Craiova Population: 234.1K 258 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Barakovo
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 30 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.
0–25 km5 places
- Saraevo Mountain 24 kmSW
- Mehmedov Bor Mountain 24 kmSW
- Borova Mogila Mountain 18 kmSW
- Kamenita Mogila Mountain 21 kmW
25–60 km13 places
- Tuterica Mountain 26 kmSW
- Runtevica Mountain 27 kmS
- Ponornica Mountain 29 kmS
- Kadan Bunar Mountain 33 kmS
60–100 km20 places
- Kapnótopos Historic site 81 kmS
- Gramada Mountain 99 kmNW
- Besna Kobila Mountain 86 kmNW
- Vlasina Lake Lake 93 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mehmedov Bor Mountain, Blagoevgrad24 km SW
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Saraevo Mountain, Blagoevgrad24 km SW
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Borova Mogila Mountain, Blagoevgrad18 km SW
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Gradska Mogila Mountain, Bulgaria21 km SW
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Kamenita Mogila Mountain, Bulgaria21 km W
Sources & licences
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