Kotel
Котел4,640 people live in Kotel (NSI, 2025)
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Type of placeOfficial register
Town1Local officeNo mayoralty of its own
Kotel municipality1MunicipalityObshtina
Kotel1RegionOblast
Sliven1AltitudeHeight band
500–699 m1People living hereNSI · 2025
4,6402People living here in 2021NSI
4,9242Change since 2002NSI figures · our calculation
−32%2People in the whole Sliven districtAll places in the district together, not this place · 2021
171,4953Transport
Health
Hospital (multi-profile)Nearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line · МБАЛ Д-р Иван Селимински - Сливен АД · МБАЛ Хаджи Димитър ООД · МБАЛ-СЛИВЕН към ВМА-СОФИЯ · clinics without an NHIF contract are not on this list
Sliven · 24.2 km7DentistIn Kotel · NHIF contract list
Yes, 37PharmacyIn Kotel · NHIF contract list
Yes, 17Medical laboratoryNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Sliven · 24.2 km7Family & schools
Nothing confirmed yet — see Not yet available for where this will come from.
Investment nearby
Nothing confirmed yet — see Not yet available for where this will come from.
Contacts
EmergencyPolice, ambulance, fire · any phone, free
1125Being verified
We have these, but haven't confirmed them with an official source yet. Starred (*) items are estimates.
EU-funded projects listing this place3*
* estimate as per ИСУН / EU funds open data, October 2026 — matched by region, municipality and place name (the source has no place code), so check before relying on it. Titles are shown as published, mostly in Bulgarian. Amounts are not shown because the file does not state the currency.Show the projects
- Изпълнение на Стратегия за Водено от общностите местно развитие на МИРГ Котел, Сливен, Нова Загора и ТвърдицаIn progress · 2026–2029 · European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund · BG14MFPR001-3.002-0031
- Подобряване на енергийната ефективност на територията на община Котел чрез обновяване на системата за улично осветление в град КотелCompleted · 2021–2022 · EEA FM · BGENERGY-2.001-0043
- Реконструкция и нова многофункционална зала на НУФИ "Филип Кутев" - гр. КотелCompleted · 2016–2021 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFOP001-3.001-0006
Not yet available
Coming from official sources. Each item will only appear here once we have it from the source named. Until then, ask the mayoralty — and always visit before you decide.
Train station or stopNRIC — railway network statement
GP (family doctor)NHIF — list of general practitioners
Medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI)Not in the NHIF contract lists — official source still to be found
Schools and nurseriesMinistry of Education — register of institutions
SunshineEuropean Commission — PVGIS solar data
Mayoralty phone and addressMunicipality — official website
House pricesNo official village-level source exists — we will say so rather than guess
Nearest shops and railway stopAn official source — not yet available
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Other places in Kotel municipality (21)
- NSI — EKATTE register of settlements (dated 5 January 2026). Government source.
- NSI — Infostat, population by settlements and sex (2002–2025) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
- NSI — Census 2021, district population (dated 2021). Government source.
- GeoNames gazetteer (map position only). Map position only (CC BY 4.0).
- European Commission, Civil Protection — Bulgaria — 112 in Bulgaria. Calls are answered in Bulgarian, English, French and German.
- Distances worked out by Home-Villa (straight line, from S01 centres and S10 positions).
- NHIF — registers of contracted providers (hospitals, dentists, laboratories, pharmacies) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
- ИСУН / UMIS — EU funds open data (projects) (dated 12 October 2026). Government source.