Yambol Province
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Yambol Province Област Ямбол |
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 Location of Yambol Province in Bulgaria |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Yambol |
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Georgi Slavov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,355.5 km2 (1,295.6 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011) | |
| • Total | 131 447 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | Y |
| Website | yambol.government.bg |
Coordinates: 42°25′N 26°31′E / 42.417°N 26.517°E
Yambol (Bulgarian: област Ямбол, oblast Yambol, former name Yambol okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, neighbouring Turkey to the south. It is named after its main city Yambol, while other towns include Straldzha, Bolyarovo and Elhovo. The province embraces a territory of 3,355.5 km² that is divided into 5 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 138,429 inhabitants.
The Yambol province (oбласт, oblast) contains five municipalities (Bulgarian: singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009.
The motto of the town of Yambol is "Coming from the remote past, going to the future". Archaeological findings in the area date back to the year 6000 BC, to the time of Roman Emperor Diocletian's reign when the castle, called Diospolis, was built on the location of the present modern town. The best preserved historical sites, dating back to the fifteenth century, are the bazar "Bezisten" and the mosque "Esky Djamia", which have been restored and are functioning at present. Other historical sites of interest are the prehistoric tumulus by the village of Drama, the remains of Yambol Mediaeval castle and the Monastery of the Middle Ages in Voden.
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