Gurkovo
Local name: Гурково
Located in Gurkovo, Stara Zagora Coordinates: 42°40′00″ N 25°48′00″ E
- Population
- 2,889
- 2.9K
- Elevation
- 375 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PDV Plovdiv International Airport103 km
- BOJ Burgas Airport141 km
About Gurkovo
Gurkovo is a village. Location: Gurkovo, Stara Zagora. Population: 2,889. Elevation: 375 m.
Gurkovo (Bulgarian: Гурково Bulgarian pronunciation: [ˈɡurkovo]) is a small town in the Stara Zagora Province, south-central Bulgaria. It is situated in the Tvarditsa Valley at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. The town is the administrative centre of the homonymous Gurkovo Municipality. As of March 2024, the town had a population of 2,999. It is located along the main route that links the important Bulgarian city of Veliko Tarnovo with the Thrace region of Bulgaria, notably Burgas on the Black Sea.
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At a glance
- Area
- 58.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Population of Gurkovo over time
| 2014 | 2,705 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,707 | |
| 2016 | 2,722 | |
| 2017 | 2,735 | |
| 2018 | 2,723 | |
| 2019 | 2,729 | |
| 2020 | 2,743 | |
| 2021 | 2,807 | |
| 2022 | 2,452 | |
| 2023 | 2,471 | |
| 2024 | 2,489 | |
| 2025 | 2,466 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Gurkovo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (77 mm)
- Driest month
- January (41 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° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 11° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 47 | 48 | 63 | 76 | 77 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 45 | 56 | 52 |
How to get to Gurkovo
The nearest airport is Plovdiv International Airport (PDV), 103 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stara Zagora, 29 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 103 kmsouthwest
- Burgas Airport (BOJ) Burgas 141 kmeast
- Varna Airport (VAR) Varna 177 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 29 kmsouthwest
- Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 104 kmsouthwest
- Edirne Population: 180K 126 kmsoutheast
- Rousse Population: 121.2K 132 kmnorth
- Burgas Population: 210.6K 138 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gurkovo
Within 100 km: 5 natural sites.
25–60 km2 places
- Bedek Mountain 31 kmW
- Rozova Dolina Natural site 53 kmW
60–100 km3 places
- Sredna Gora Mountain 68 kmW
- Ambaritsa Mountain 83 kmW
- Kartaltepe Mountain 97 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources