Yambol

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Yambol

Total population

76,599

Coordinates42.48°, 26.51°

Demographic figures from NSI Bulgaria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yambol is a city in Southeastern Bulgaria and administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. It is occasionally spelled Jambol.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Volen Siderov

Bulgarian politician

S

Svetla Bozhkova

Bulgarian discus thrower

N

Nikola Avramov

Bulgarian artist (1897-1945)

T

Totka Petrova

Bulgarian middle distance runner

Georgi Gospodinov

Bulgarian writer (born 1968)

I

Ivan Djorev

Olympic wrestler

Georgi Sheitanov

Bulgarian politician (1896–1925)

George Papazov

Bulgarian artist and writer (1894-1972)

Liubcho Diakov

Bulgarian sport shooter

P

Pavel Marinov

Bulgarian basketball player (born 1988)

Dimitar Angelov

Bulgarian basketball player (born 1979)

M

Mariana Nikolova

Bulgarian basketball player (born 1962)

I

Innocent

Bulgarian bishop

B

Boris Karadimchev

Bulgarian songwriter and composer (1933-2014)

Stiliyan Kovachev

Bulgarian general

D

Dimitar Khlebarov

Bulgarian pole vaulter (1934–2009)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Yambol

• Kukorevo
  2.9 mi away
• Kabile
  3.5 mi away
• Veselinovo
  3.9 mi away
• Mogila
  4.6 mi away
• Drazhevo
  4.9 mi away
• Okop
  5.3 mi away · pop. 614
• Zavoy
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,098
• Bezmer
  5.9 mi away
• Kalchevo
  6.1 mi away
• Hadzhidimitrovo
  6.1 mi away
• Djinot
  7.8 mi away
• Zimnitsa
  8.2 mi away

Browse all places in Yambol →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Yambol

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider

Menemerus semilimbatus

Seen 2026-09-08

Pale Bugloss

Echium italicum

Seen 2026-08-26

White-faced Bush-cricket

Decticus albifrons

Seen 2026-08-19

Bordered Orbweaver

Neoscona adianta

Seen 2026-07-04

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-06-29

Moroccan Locust

Dociostaurus maroccanus

Seen 2026-06-29

Xylotrechus stebbingi

Xylotrechus stebbingi

Seen 2026-06-29

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-06-20

Keeled Skimmer

Orthetrum coerulescens

Seen 2026-06-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).