Official NSI EKATTE settlement record
Zahari Stoyanovo (Захари Стояново)
Village in Shabla municipality, Dobrich province.
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Official settlement reference location (latitude, longitude; WGS84): 43.693722, 28.456061.
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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
65 people registered at a permanent address; 69 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
- Захари Стояново
- EKATTE code
- 30394
- Settlement classification
- Village
- Municipality
- Shabla (Шабла) (DOB29)
- Province
- Dobrich (Добрич) (DOB)
- Official elevation band (EKATTE)
- 50–99 m Settlement classification band, not a plot survey
Research healthcare, transport and utilities
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.
- Doctors and healthcare: NHIF official contracted medical practitioners search ↗ and UK-to-Bulgaria healthcare guide. Search by the appropriate municipality or province; verify practice locations, new-patient acceptance and opening hours directly.
- Trains: Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) current journey planner ↗. Check the nearest station and date of travel. A listed municipality does not mean your village has a station.
- Local buses and roads: ask the municipality or transport operator for current routes, stops and winter schedules. Transport research checklist.
- 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 ↗
Municipality contacts for local enquiries
Responsible municipality: Shabla (Шабла) (DOB29).
Published municipal website: https://shabla.bg/.
Published email: obshtina@ob-shabla.org (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
63 residents in total, comprising 33 male and 30 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 Shabla (Шабла), 18.6 km in a straight line from the settlement reference point.
Five geographically closest other officially recorded settlements within the same province:
- Chernomortsi (Черноморци) (2.8 km straight-line)
- Staevtsi (Стаевци) (3.1 km straight-line)
- Smin (Смин) (3.8 km straight-line)
- Granichar (Граничар) (4.8 km straight-line)
- Durankulak (Дуранкулак) (5.6 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 relatively level surroundings. Approximate elevation at the settlement reference point: 68 m; sampled heights across a roughly 4 km area: 51–96 m.
Приблизителен релеф: сравнително равнинен. Надморска височина в точката: 68 м; изследван диапазон: 51–96 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 largest mapped category around this settlement is cropland.
2021 satellite sample: cropland 89.8%; grassland 4.1%; built-up land 4.1%; tree-covered land 2.0%.
Най-големият установен клас земна покривка в околността е обработваеми земи. Проби от 2021 г.: обработваеми земи 89.8%; тревни площи 4.1%; застроени територии 4.1%; територии с дървесна растителност 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: Zahari Stoyanovo (Захари Стояново) · Shabla (Шабла) · Dobrich (Добрич).
Village-specific mapping gap: this particular OpenStreetMap research snapshot has no business or service record confidently associated with Zahari Stoyanovo. This does not mean that the village has no shops, tradespeople, farms or businesses. The evidence is incomplete.
Other settlements in Shabla municipality with mapped leads
These locations are separate villages or towns, not services confirmed in Zahari Stoyanovo. Check local roads and transport before making plans.
- Granichar (Граничар) · 2 mapped records
- Durankulak (Дуранкулак) · 2 mapped records
- Krapets (Крапец) · 32 mapped records
- Ezerets (Езерец) · 2 mapped records
Browse mapped businesses across this province · Search Google Maps for local services ↗ · Municipality services and settlements
Evidence: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), 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 63 residents. Among the 16 settlements in Shabla municipality with published numeric totals, this is rank 9 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):
- Gorun (Горун): 69 residents
- Tyulenovo (Тюленово): 75 residents
- Ezerets (Езерец): 78 residents
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 relatively level; terrain elevation is approximately 68 metres at the official settlement coordinate. ESA WorldCover maps the largest share of sampled surrounding locations as cropland.
- For rural plots, confirm agricultural versus regulated building-land status, access rights and water arrangements with the municipality and property register.
- Even where the wider terrain appears level, independently check property drainage, water supply and local flood-hazard maps.
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 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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- Check the exact plot identifier, road access and utility availability.
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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.