Novi Iskar

Novi Iskar
Нови Искър
Town
Location of Novi Iskar
Location of Novi Iskar
Novi Iskar is located in Bulgaria
Novi Iskar
Novi Iskar
Location of Novi Iskar
Coordinates: 42°48′N 23°21′E / 42.800°N 23.350°E / 42.800; 23.350
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceSofia City
Government
 • MayorVladislav Vladimirov
Area
 • Total
5,280 km2 (2,040 sq mi)
Elevation
509 m (1,670 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
13,768
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code02 991
License plateС, СА, СВ
Websitewww.novi-iskar.bg

Novi Iskar (Bulgarian: Нови Искър [ˈnɔvi iskɐr]) is a town in Western Bulgaria, located in Sofia City Province, which is a part of the Municipality of Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria). It is often regarded as a northern suburb of Bulgarian capital Sofia and lies in the northern part of the Sofia Valley, with the Iskar Gorge beginning just north of the town.

The town of Novi Iskar was formed in May 1974 with the merging of three villages: Aleksandar Voykov, Gnilyane, and Kurilo. The village of Aleksandar Voykov was formed in 1955 when the Kumaritsa and Slavovtsi villages were merged. Initially a villa area, Izgrev is nowadays a district of the town.

Today, Novi Iskar consists of 5 districts: Slavovtsi, Kumaritsa, Kurilo, Izgrev and Gnilyane.

Honour

Cape Kurilo in Snow Island, South Shetland Islands is named after the district of Kurilo.

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