Momchilgrad

The Municipality of Momchilgrad is spread on one of the parts of the Eastern Rodopi Mountains -the so called "Stramni Rid" (Precipitous Slope) and between the rivers "Varbitza", "Nanovishka reka" and the dam lake "Studen Kladenetz" (Cold Well). The municipality covers an area of 360,027 sq. km. From administrative-legal point of view it is located in Kardzhali region and has common borders with the municipalities of Kardzhali, Dzhebel, Kirkovo and Krumovgrad. The municipality comprises its center, the town of Momchilgrad, and 48 settlements of area of 30 villages. The town of Momchilgrad serves as a natural crossroad in the region.

The relief is mountainous. Forest Fund covers 160,899 decares, and most of them are broad-leaved trees.
The climate is mild-continental and Mediterranean;
Area of Momchilgrad is relatively polluted in the area of the two asphalt based on the railway station of Dzhebel. A water-treatment plant should be built there.

There is a great variety of natural sites of interest - reserves, caves, etc. The "Borovetz" reserve (36 hectares) is a typical forest black pine-trees reserve; another natural phenomenon is "Vkamenenata Gora" (`Petrified Forest`), which is 7.3 hectares. The `Red Book of Bulgaria` contains representatives of the flora like Anthemis cotula, Sapunaria officinalis, etc.

Cities and villages in Momchilgrad municipality: Village of Austa, Village of Bagryanka, Village of Balabanovo, Village of Bivolyane, Village of Chayka, Village of Chobanka, Village of Chomakovo, Village of Chukovo, Village of Devintsi, Village of Djelepsko, Village of Drumche, Village of Gorsko Dyulevo, Village of Gruevo, Village of Gurgulitsa, Village of Kamenets, Village of Karamfil, Village of Konche, Village of Kos, Village of Kremenets, Village of Lale, Village of Letovnik, Village of Manchevo, Town of Momchilgrad, Village of Momina salza, Village of Nanovitsa, Village of Neofit Bozvelievo, Village of Obichnik, Village of Pazartsi, Village of Piavets, Village of Pleshintsi, Village of Postnik, Village of Progres, Village of Ptichar, Village of Ralitsa, Village of Raven, Village of Sadovitsa, Village of Sedefche, Village of Sedlari, Village of Sentse, Village of Sindeltsi, Village of Sokolino, Village of Svoboda, Village of Syartsi, Village of Tatul, Village of Vrelo, Village of Vurhari, Village of Yunatsi, Village of Zagorsko, Village of Zvezdel