Official NSI EKATTE settlement record

Palatovo (Палатово)

Village in Dupnitsa municipality, Kyustendil province.

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Official settlement reference location (latitude, longitude; WGS84): 42.257402, 23.033927.

Source: NSI EKATTE spatial register, version 2025.1 ↗, reference date 31 December 2025. This is a geographic reference point, not a verified street address, road access, parcel boundary or proof of local services.

Registered addresses, 15 September 2026

61 people registered at a permanent address; 101 at a current address; 47 with both addresses in this settlement.

These GRAO administrative registrations are not an estimate of physically present residents and are different from NSI statistical population. Official GRAO September 2026 table ↗.

Verified administrative facts

Bulgarian name: Палатово
EKATTE code: 55230
Settlement classification: Village
Municipality: Dupnitsa (Дупница) (KNL48)
Province: Kyustendil (Кюстендил) (KNL)
Official elevation band (EKATTE): 500–699 m Settlement classification band, not a plot survey

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These are research sources, not verified services at this address. A municipality-level provider list does not prove that any particular village has a GP, railway stop, bus, mains water or functioning electrical connection.

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Electricity: ERM West ↗, Elektrorazpredelenie Yug ↗, and Electrodistribution North ↗. Identify the actual network operator and obtain written connection conditions for the cadastral plot. Read the rural utilities guide.
Water, wastewater and waste collection: ask the serving water company and municipality for specific connection feasibility, metering, drainage and collection arrangements. Do not infer that a neighbouring house has the same services.

Official sources checked 17 October 2026; individual providers, routes, opening hours and services are not yet locally verified. How to verify before buying ↗

Mayoralty area recorded by NSI

This settlement is the recorded mayoralty centre.

Official area code: KNL48-11
Recorded centre: Palatovo (Палатово) · View centre settlement

This describes the NSI EKATTE administrative grouping, not a verified staffed office, postal address or present-day service availability. Confirm which office handles your enquiry with the municipality.

Municipality contacts for local enquiries

Responsible municipality: Dupnitsa (Дупница) (KNL48).

Published municipal website: https://www.dupnitsa.bg/.

Published email: admin_dupnitsa@dupnitsa.bg (inbox receipt untested).

Ask the municipality about local administrative enquiries, building-permit procedures and council services. This is a municipality-level contact, not proof of a local office, healthcare provider, bus connection, utility connection or accessible service in this village.

Contact source captured 2026-10-17. Details can change; confirm with the authority before travel or sending personal information. Published authority source ↗

Village population at 31 December 2025

74 residents in total, comprising 37 male and 37 female residents.

Source: Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, settlement population by sex (2025) ↗. This is a dated official statistical figure, not a live headcount.

Nearby places and administrative centre

The administrative centre of this municipality is Dupnitsa (Дупница), 7.0 km in a straight line from the settlement reference point.

Five geographically closest other officially recorded settlements within the same province:

Balanovo (Баланово) (2.3 km straight-line)
Mali Varbovnik (Мали Върбовник) (3.6 km straight-line)
Golemo selo (Големо село) (4.1 km straight-line)
Gramade (Грамаде) (4.4 km straight-line)
Kamenik (Каменик) (4.6 km straight-line)

Distances use official NSI 2025.1 settlement reference coordinates and a straight-line calculation. They are not road distances, journey times, accessible routes, evidence of shops or medical services, or parcel locations. A place in a neighbouring province may be closer than those listed. Official NSI spatial data ↗.

Local landscape and terrain

Village in mountainous or rugged surroundings. Approximate elevation at the settlement reference point: 527 m; sampled heights across a roughly 4 km area: 469–828 m.

Приблизителен релеф: планински или пресечен. Надморска височина в точката: 527 м; изследван диапазон: 469–828 м.

Derived from Mapzen open elevation tiles around the official NSI settlement point, not an official land-use or mountain-region designation. This does not establish road access, vegetation, water, flood risk or property-level slope. Elevation source ↗; Attribution ↗.

Woodland, farmland and nearby land cover

The sampled surroundings show a mixed landscape rather than a single dominant mapped cover type.

2021 satellite sample: tree-covered land 36.7%; cropland 34.7%; grassland 26.5%; built-up land 2.0%.

В изследваната околност се наблюдава смесена земна покривка, без един преобладаващ тип. Проби от 2021 г.: територии с дървесна растителност 36.7%; обработваеми земи 34.7%; тревни площи 26.5%; застроени територии 2.0%.

ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m pixels), sampled at 49 positions across roughly 3 km by 3 km around the official NSI settlement point. Percentages describe the sampled points, not exact area shares, and are not a 2026 survey. This does not establish land ownership, farming permissions, planning zones, business activity, current vegetation or conditions of any property. ESA WorldCover source ↗; Dataset and citation ↗.

Businesses, shopping and everyday services

Locality: Palatovo (Палатово) · Dupnitsa (Дупница) · Kyustendil (Кюстендил).

Village-specific mapping gap: this particular OpenStreetMap research snapshot has no business or service record confidently associated with Palatovo. This does not mean that the village has no shops, tradespeople, farms or businesses. The evidence is incomplete.

Other settlements in Dupnitsa municipality with mapped leads

These locations are separate villages or towns, not services confirmed in Palatovo. Check local roads and transport before making plans.

Dzherman (Джерман) · 4 mapped records
Dupnitsa (Дупница) · 65 mapped records
Blatino (Блатино) · 8 mapped records
Piperevo (Пиперево) · 14 mapped records

Browse mapped businesses across this province · Search Google Maps for local services ↗ · Municipality services and settlements

Evidence: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), 19 October 2026 research snapshot. Attribution and licence ↗. Mapped names, service classifications and associations are unverified leads. No opening hours or active-business status is asserted. Suggest a correction.

How this place compares within its municipality

The 2025 NSI statistical population is 74 residents. Among the 17 settlements in Dupnitsa municipality with published numeric totals, this is rank 14 by population (counting joint ranks for equal totals). This is a settlement-size comparison, not a judgement about amenities or quality of life.

Comparable settlements in this municipality (NSI 2025):

Because the published population is under 100, confirm year-round shopping, transport and medical access directly; a small statistical count does not prove any service is absent.

What the physical geography means when researching property

The sampled surrounding terrain is mountainous or rugged; terrain elevation is approximately 527 metres at the official settlement coordinate. ESA WorldCover indicates a mixed surrounding landscape, without a single dominant mapped class.

The sampled area contains differing ground cover, so the conditions at one property may not represent its neighbours. Check the particular parcel.
Inspect actual approach roads in winter conditions and obtain a parcel-level assessment of slope, retaining structures and drainage.

These are research prompts derived from mapped evidence, not findings about a particular road, property, business or planning decision. A village can vary considerably from its sampled surroundings.

Based on the NSI statistical settlement population at 31 December 2025, NSI EKATTE identities, Mapzen/Tilezen terrain samples and ESA WorldCover 2021 land-cover samples. Analysis assembled 20 October 2026 by PluginPip Ltd. These sources do not prove current local services or property permissions. NSI population ↗; Terrain data ↗; ESA land-cover data ↗. Suggest a correction.

What still needs local verification

Current residents, local shops, water and electricity connections, school and medical services, road condition, mobile coverage, property prices and local flood risk are not verified for this settlement. Check each at the address and with the relevant municipality or service provider.

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Source: NSI official EKATTE 2025 administrative register. Population figures are deliberately omitted until matched to a dated NSI population record for this exact EKATTE identity. This profile combines official settlement evidence and satellite-derived landscape analysis; operational local services and individual property conditions still require independent checking.