Buranovo, Bulgaria

Buranovo (Bulgarian: Бураново) is a village in Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 152 inhabitants. It is situated close to the right bank of the Struma River just south of the village of Borovets, at some 2 km to the north-west of the municipal centre Kocherinovo.

Buranovo
Бураново
Village
Buranovo
Location of Buranovo
Coordinates: 42°6′N 23°0′E
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceKyustendil Province
MunicipalityKocherinovo
Area
  Total10.898 km2 (4.208 sq mi)
Elevation
397 m (1,302 ft)
Population
 (2013)
  Total152
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

At the outbreak of the First Balkan War in 1912 two people from Buranovo joined the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps that was formed in support the Bulgarian war effort against the Ottoman Empire.

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