Kubrat / Кубрат

Kubrat
Кубрат
Kubrat is located in Bulgaria
Kubrat
Kubrat
Location of Kubrat
Coordinates: 43°48′N 26°30′E / 43.800°N 26.500°E / 43.800; 26.500
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Razgrad
MunicipalityKubrat
Government
 • MayorByurhan Myuzelifov
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2009-12-31)[1]
 • Total8,118
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
7300
Area code0838

Kubrat (Bulgarian: Кубрат; Turkish: Balbunar) is a town in Razgrad Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, part of the Ludogorie region. Named after the Bulgar ruler Kubrat, it is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kubrat Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 8,118 inhabitants.[1]

A notable native is famous singer Lili Ivanova. The population is ethnically diverse, with a mixture of ethnic Bulgarians and Bulgarian Turks constituting the majority of the local population