Yovkovo

Yovkovo ( ) is a village in General Toshevo Municipality, Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria. The village is named after Yordan Yovkov in 1942. Its Turkish name was Chifut Kyusu (; ).

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Settlement.official_name: Yovkovo
Settlement.native_name: Йовково
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: Location in Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dobrich Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: General Toshevo Municipality
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7.937
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019

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Yovkovo ( ) is a village in General Toshevo Municipality, Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria. The village is named after Yordan Yovkov in 1942. Its Turkish name was Chifut Kyusu (; ).

The village has a population of 256 people (as of 2019), down from its peak of 782 inhabitants in 1985. The population consists mainly of ethnic Turks and Tatars. The village used to be part of Romania between 1913 and 1940.