Yablanitsa

Yablanitsa Ябланица
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Yablanitsa Location of Yablanitsa
Coordinates: 43°2′N 24°7′E / 43.033°N 24.117°E / 43.033; 24.117
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Lovech
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Tsakov (independent)
Elevation	475 m (1,558 ft)
Population  (December 2011)[1]
• Total	2,854
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	5750
Area code	06991
License plate	OB
Website	http://www.yablanitsa.org/

Yablanitsa (Bulgarian: Ябланица; also Jablanica, Iablanica, Yablanica, Jablanitsa, Iablanitsa, Jablanitza, Yablanitza, Iablanitza, pronounced [ˈjabwɐnit͡sɐ]) is a small town in the westernmost part of Lovech Province, central-north Bulgaria, located in the area of the Pre-Balkan, north of the Stara Planina mountain. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Yablanitsa Municipality. The town is situated 70 kilometres from the capital Sofia, near the Hemus motorway linking Sofia and Varna. It was proclaimed a town in 1968. As of December 2011, Yablanitsa had a population of 2,854.^[1]

The town is a noted confectionery production centre, particularly well known for the local halva and lokum (Turkish delight).