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# Veliko Tŭrnovo

Veliko Tŭrnovo is one of the cities recorded in Bulgaria. The population of Veliko Tŭrnovo totalled 77,049 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 14 µg/m³.

## Mobility

Veliko Tŭrnovo's nearest airport was PDV, 129 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.8°C in January to 23.1°C in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 77,049 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 14 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 18.68 · Feb 21.57 · Mar 28.32 · Apr 29.87 · May 36.09 · Jun 39.25 · Jul 41.2 · Aug 39.06 · Sep 36.66 · Oct 32.9 · Nov 24.85 · Dec 20.34 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -23.64 · Feb -21.61 · Mar -16.26 · Apr -5.63 · May 2.16 · Jun 4.96 · Jul 8.75 · Aug 9.64 · Sep 2.2 · Oct -5.06 · Nov -10.11 · Dec -16.71 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -0.77 · Feb 1.21 · Mar 5.74 · Apr 10.66 · May 16.23 · Jun 20.46 · Jul 23.13 · Aug 23.38 · Sep 18.19 · Oct 12.03 · Nov 6.61 · Dec 0.86 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 129 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | PDV | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine](https://ukraine.gov.bg/bulgarian-language-courses/) — State Language Course · Government of Bulgaria / Bulgaria for Ukraine · Bulgarian · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Employment Agency](https://www.az.government.bg/) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Veliko Tŭrnovo when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.nhif.bg/bg/regulatory/laws)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Bulgaria country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/bulgaria/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Language spoken at home

- Bulgarian: 68,835 (89.7%)
- Cannot determine: 135 (0.2%)
- Don't want to answer: 591 (0.8%)
- Other: 537 (0.7%)
- Roma: 172 (0.2%)
- Total: 76,718 (100.0%)
- Turkish: 2,357 (3.1%)
- Unknown1: 4,091 (5.3%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the Census of Population and Housing as of 7 September 2021; all persons in the NSI municipality table
- Period: 2021-09-07
- Source: https://www.nsi.bg/en/file/download/b6f1e478976849e217a6370d9d41c379f7c75b8c

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- Bulgarian: 68,835 (89.7%)
- Cannot determine: 135 (0.2%)
- Don't want to answer: 591 (0.8%)
- Other: 537 (0.7%)
- Roma: 172 (0.2%)
- Total: 76,718 (100.0%)
- Turkish: 2,357 (3.1%)
- Unknown1: 4,091 (5.3%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the Census of Population and Housing as of 7 September 2021; all persons in the NSI municipality table
- Period: 2021-09-07
- Source: https://www.nsi.bg/en/file/download/b6f1e478976849e217a6370d9d41c379f7c75b8c

## Sources

1. National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria — Official source — https://site-test.nsi.bg/bg/statistical-data/206/651
2. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query
3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=25.629040&latitude=43.081240&format=JSON
4. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
5. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria: air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_veliko-turnovo-bulgaria-air-quality_d109d4ab507c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria: air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria: air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo/
- Title: Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria: air quality
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/bg/veliko-turnovo.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/bg/veliko-turnovo
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json