Parvomay

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Parvomay Първомай
Town
Main street in Parvomay
Coat of arms
Parvomay Location of Parvomay within Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°6′N 25°13′E / 42.100°N 25.217°E / 42.100; 25.217
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Plovdiv
Government
• Mayor	Nikolay Mitkov
Area
• Total	75,485 km2 (29,145 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	13,984
• Density	0.19/km2 (0.48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	0336

Parvomay (Bulgarian: Първомай [pɐrvoˈmaj]) is a town located in the Plovdiv Province of southern Bulgaria, part of the similarly named municipality (Parvomay Municipality). It is geographically close to the towns of Sadovo and Chirpan. The name literally means First of May, i.e., May Day, in English and is sometimes transliterated as Parvomai or Purvomai.

As with many places in Bulgaria, the town has other names, such as its old name (up until 1947) of Borisovgrad (after Bulgaria's last Tsar, Boris to celebrate his birthday on 30 January 1894), as well as Borissograd, Borissovgrade, or Borissowgrad. Until 1894, it was known by its Turkish names of Hadzi Ejles (Bulgarian Хаджи Елес), Hadzi-Ele, Hadzi-Jeiles, Khadzhi Eiles, or Khadzhi-Eles ("Hacı İlyas" in Turkish).