Alfatar

Alfatar (Bulgarian: Алфатар [aɫfɐˈtar]) is a town in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in 18 km (11 mi) to the south of the town of Silistra. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Alfatar Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 1,714.^[1]

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Alfatar
Alfatar Location of Alfatar
Coordinates: 43°57′N 27°17′E / 43.950°N 27.283°E / 43.950; 27.283
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Silistra
Government
• Mayor	Teodosi Gospodinov
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population  (31.12.2009 [1])
• Total	1,714
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	7570
Area code	08511
Climate	Cfb
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The Alfatar Peninsula on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Alfatar.

As of December 2018, the town of Alfatar has a dwindling population of 1,395 people, down from its peak of 4,358 people shortly after the Second World War. Alfatar is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Bulgarians (100%).

1. ^ ^{a b} (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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