Sandanski
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Sandanski |
| native_name | Сандански |
| image_skyline | Bulgaria-Sandanski-03.jpg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bulgaria |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| (Oblast) | |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
| map_caption | Location of Sandanski |
| pushpin_map | Bulgaria |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Sandanski |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| area_total_km2 | 26.867 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| postal_code_type | Postal Code |
| subdivision_name1 | Blagoevgrad |
| population_total | 24682 |
| population_urban | 36335 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | Census 2021 |
| elevation_m | 296 |
| postal_code | 2800 |
| area_code | 0746 |
| coordinates | |
| leader_name | Atanas Stoyanov |
| website | Official website |
| settlement_type | Town |
| :: |
| official_name = Sandanski | native_name = Сандански | image_skyline = Bulgaria-Sandanski-03.jpg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Bulgaria | subdivision_type1 = Province (Oblast) | timezone = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 | map_caption = Location of Sandanski| | pushpin_map = Bulgaria | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Sandanski | pushpin_mapsize = | leader_title = Mayor | area_total_km2 = 26.867 | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Postal Code | subdivision_name1 = Blagoevgrad | population_total = 24682 | population_urban = 36335 | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = Census 2021 | elevation_m = 296 | postal_code = 2800 | area_code = 0746 | coordinates = | leader_name = Atanas Stoyanov | website = Official website | name = | settlement_type = Town
Sandanski ( ; , formerly known as Sveti Vrach, , until 1947) is a town and a recreation center in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Blagoevgrad Province. Named after the Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary Yane Sandanski, it is situated in Sandanski–Petrich Valley at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, along the banks of the Sandanska Bistritsa River. Sandanski is about 20 km away from the Bulgaria-Greece border and 100 km away from the Aegean Sea.
The town has a convenient location, a mild to warm climate (with the highest average annual temperature in the country, +16°C) and relatively high concentration of thermal water springs, which all make it a popular destination for relaxation and recreation.
Geography
Sandanski is located in the Sandanski–Petrich Valley, surrounded by the Pirin, Belasitsa and Ograzhden mountain ranges. The town is about 160 km south from Bulgaria's capital Sofia along the major European Route E79. Following the same route at almost the same distance is Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.
Sandanski has developed in an amphitheatrical fashion on the outer south-west flanks of Pirin Mountains along the lower reaches of Sandanska Bistritsa River. The town's altitude varies between 240 and 300 meters. Its geographical location between Kresna and Rupel Gorges determines the town's mild winter and unpleasant summer temperatures. Statistically Sandanski has the warmest temperatures in Bulgaria with a total of around 2700 annual sunshine hours.
Within a short drive from Sandanski is Melnik, the smallest town in Bulgaria in terms of population, but an attractive tourist destination for its authentic architecture and wine production. In a close proximity are the village of Rozhen and Rozhen Monastery. The Ancient Roman city of Parthicopolis was located nearby.
Climate
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Sandclima.png" caption="Climate of Sandanski"] ::
Sandanski has a temperate climate (Köppen Climate Classification: Cfa). Summers are very hot and dry with occasional thunderstorms and during heat waves the temperature may exceed 40 °C reaching to 45 °C, the highest recorded temperature in the city. Winters are damp and relatively mild, lasting for about three months from December through February. Springs and falls are generally about two months each. The summer is the longest season in Sandanski, lasting 4 months – from early June to late September. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year except for July and August when droughts often occur.
Climate table: |location = Sandanski (1991–2020), Extremes 1961-2020 |metric first = yes |single line = yes | Jan record high C =18.7 | Feb record high C =22.8 | Mar record high C =27.8 | Apr record high C =32.2 | May record high C =36.0 | Jun record high C =42.0 | Jul record high C =44.6 | Aug record high C =42.4 | Sep record high C =38.9 | Oct record high C =33.4 | Nov record high C =27.0 | Dec record high C =22.9 | year record high C = | Jan high C = 7.7 | Feb high C = 11.1 | Mar high C = 15.5 | Apr high C = 20.3 | May high C = 25.6 | Jun high C = 30.4 | Jul high C = 33.3 | Aug high C = 33.6 | Sep high C = 28.1 | Oct high C = 21.4 | Nov high C = 14.6 | Dec high C = 8.6 | year high C = 20.9 | Jan mean C = 3.1 | Feb mean C = 5.5 | Mar mean C = 9.4 | Apr mean C = 13.9 | May mean C = 18.9 | Jun mean C = 23.4 | Jul mean C = 25.9 | Aug mean C = 25.9 | Sep mean C = 20.9 | Oct mean C = 14.9 | Nov mean C = 9.2 | Dec mean C = 4.2 | year mean C = 14.6 | Jan low C = -0.7 | Feb low C = 1.0 | Mar low C = 4.2 | Apr low C = 8.1 | May low C = 12.7 | Jun low C = 16.7 | Jul low C = 18.9 | Aug low C = 19.0 | Sep low C = 14.7 | Oct low C = 10.0 | Nov low C = 5.1 | Dec low C = 0.7 | year low C = 9.2 | Jan record low C =-21.0 | Feb record low C =-13.9 | Mar record low C =-10.4 | Apr record low C =-6.5 | May record low C =1.8 | Jun record low C =5.9 | Jul record low C =10.0 | Aug record low C =8.2 | Sep record low C =3.0 | Oct record low C =-2.7 | Nov record low C =-12.0 | Dec record low C =-16.2 | year record low C = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 39 | Feb precipitation mm = 34 | Mar precipitation mm = 44 | Apr precipitation mm = 43 | May precipitation mm = 45 | Jun precipitation mm = 47 | Jul precipitation mm = 34 | Aug precipitation mm = 30 | Sep precipitation mm = 37 | Oct precipitation mm = 51 | Nov precipitation mm = 46 | Dec precipitation mm = 55 | year precipitation mm = 504 | unit precipitation days = 1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 6 | Feb precipitation days = 6 | Mar precipitation days = 6 | Apr precipitation days = 6 | May precipitation days = 7 | Jun precipitation days = 6 | Jul precipitation days = 5 | Aug precipitation days = 3 | Sep precipitation days = 5 | Oct precipitation days = 5 | Nov precipitation days = 6 | Dec precipitation days = 7 | year precipitation days = 67 | Jan humidity =75 | Feb humidity =71 | Mar humidity =66 | Apr humidity =62 | May humidity =62 | Jun humidity =59 | Jul humidity =54 | Aug humidity =55 | Sep humidity =59 | Oct humidity =67 | Nov humidity =77 | Dec humidity =78 | year humidity = | Jan sun =126 | Feb sun =146 | Mar sun =195 | Apr sun =217 | May sun =268 | Jun sun =310 | Jul sun =350 | Aug sun =334 | Sep sun =254 | Oct sun =197 | Nov sun =134 | Dec sun =110 | year sun = | Jan light = 9.6 | Feb light = 10.6 | Mar light = 12.0 | Apr light = 13.4 | May light = 14.5 | Jun light = 15.1 | Jul light = 14.8 | Aug light = 13.8 | Sep light = 12.5 | Oct light = 11.1 | Nov light = 9.9 | Dec light = 9.2 | year light= |source = NOAA NCEI(Humidity 1961-1990)Weather atlas(Daylight hours)
|location = Sandanski (1981–2010), Precipitation (2010-2020) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 18.0 |Feb record high C = 21.9 |Mar record high C = 30.0 |Apr record high C = 31.5 |May record high C = 36.8 |Jun record high C = 42.0 |Jul record high C = 44.6 |Aug record high C = 42.5 |Sep record high C = 38.7 |Oct record high C = 34.6 |Nov record high C = 26.0 |Dec record high C = 22.9 |year record high C = 44.6 |Jan high C = 7.0 |Feb high C = 10.2 |Mar high C = 14.9 |Apr high C = 20.5 |May high C = 26.5 |Jun high C = 30.1 |Jul high C = 32.9 |Aug high C = 32.8 |Sep high C = 28.9 |Oct high C = 22.3 |Nov high C = 15.5 |Dec high C = 9.7 |year high C = 20.9 |Jan mean C = 3.5 |Feb mean C = 5.6 |Mar mean C = 9.5 |Apr mean C = 14.5 |May mean C = 19.5 |Jun mean C = 24.2 |Jul mean C = 27.6 |Aug mean C = 27.3 |Sep mean C = 21.7 |Oct mean C = 15.6 |Nov mean C = 10.5 |Dec mean C = 4.9 |year mean C = 15.4 |Jan low C = -0.1 |Feb low C = 1.0 |Mar low C = 4.5 |Apr low C = 9.1 |May low C = 13.5 |Jun low C = 17.1 |Jul low C = 19.5 |Aug low C = 19.3 |Sep low C = 15.3 |Oct low C = 10.7 |Nov low C = 5.2 |Dec low C = 1.7 |year low C = 9.7 |Jan record low C = -21.0 |Feb record low C = -15.3 |Mar record low C = -9.4 |Apr record low C = -4.3 |May record low C = 1.5 |Jun record low C = 6.7 |Jul record low C = 8.8 |Aug record low C = 6.5 |Sep record low C = 1.0 |Oct record low C = -2.1 |Nov record low C = -7.5 |Dec record low C = -16.9 |year record low C = -21.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 43.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 38.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 53.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 40.9 |May precipitation mm = 43.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 54.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 29.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 30.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 40.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 54.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 47.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 50.3 |year precipitation mm = 527.3
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.3 |Feb precipitation days = 5.3 |Mar precipitation days = 5.2 |Apr precipitation days = 6.2 |May precipitation days = 6.9 |Jun precipitation days = 5.6 |Jul precipitation days = 4.5 |Aug precipitation days = 3.5 |Sep precipitation days = 4.2 |Oct precipitation days = 5.3 |Nov precipitation days = 6.3 |Dec precipitation days = 7.8 |year precipitation days = 66.1
|Jan snow days = 5.1 |Feb snow days = 2.4 |Mar snow days = 0.6 |Apr snow days = 0.1 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.0 |Nov snow days = 0.6 |Dec snow days = 3.2 |year snow days = 11.9
|Jan sun = 123 |Jan percentsun = 43 |Feb sun = 144 |Feb percentsun = 49 |Mar sun = 211 |Mar percentsun = 52 |Apr sun = 232 |Apr percentsun = 54 |May sun = 286 |May percentsun = 60 |Jun sun = 311 |Jun percentsun = 69 |Jul sun = 369 |Jul percentsun = 77 |Aug sun = 348 |Aug percentsun = 78 |Sep sun = 256 |Sep percentsun = 70 |Oct sun = 212 |Oct percentsun = 58 |Nov sun = 131 |Nov percentsun = 45 |Dec sun = 100 |Dec percentsun = 36 |year sun = 2723 |year percentsun = 60
|source 1 = stringmeteo.com|date=October 2017}}
Municipality
Sandanski is the seat of Sandanski Municipality, which includes the following 54 places: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Detailed_Map_Sandanski.gif" caption="Map of Sandanski, [[Bulgaria"] ::
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Honour
Sandanski Point on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the town of Sandanski.
References
References
- "Население по области, общини, местоживеене и пол: Национален статистически институт".
- "История".
- (2021). "Roman and local citizenship in the long second century CE".
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Bulgaria-Sandanski". NOAA.
- "Station Name: Sandanski WMO Station Number: 15712". NOAA.
- "Climate and monthly weather forecast: Sandanski, Bulgaria".
- Николов, Иван. "Век. месечен архив Бг".
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