Kulata

Kulata Кулата
Village
St. Athanasius Church in the village of Kulata
Kulata Location in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°23′15″N 23°21′50″E / 41.38750°N 23.36389°E / 41.38750; 23.36389
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad
Municipality	Petrich
Government
• Mayor	Dimitar Manolev (Ind.)
Area
• Total	8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	834
Postal code	2868
Area code	07425
Vehicle registration	Е

41°23′15″N 23°21′50″E / 41.38750°N 23.36389°E / 41.38750; 23.36389

Kulata (Bulgarian: Кулата [ˈkuɫɐtɐ], lit. 'the tower', Greek: Κούλα or Κούλατα) is a village in Petrich Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. As of 2006^[update] it has 892 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Manolev. The village is a major border checkpoint on the border with Greece. The community of Promachonas in Serres regional unit lies across the border.

The first-class European route E79 and the railway from Sofia to Thessaloniki pass through the village. It will be an important stop on the Struma motorway.

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