Postal Code 2952 Area 11.87 km² Population 473 (15 Dec 2010) | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 1,036 m Local time Thursday 5:09 PM Area code 07545 | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Fargovo (Bulgarian: Фагово) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
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Map of 2952 Fargovo, Bulgaria
Geography
The village of Fargovo is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History
In 1873 Fargovo (Fregovo) had male population of 45 Pomaks and 140 houses. According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Fargovo (Фъргово) was populated by 260 Bulgarian Muslims According to another statistic by Kanchov about the same time there were 45 houses in the village. According to Stephan Verkovic at the end of the 19th century the village had male population of 168 Pomaks and 45 houses.
Religions
The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.
References
Fargovo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA