The town of Elhovo is situated in the southeast part of Bulgaria. It is very well positioned between the most attractive coastal and mountain resorts in Bulgaria and extremely close to Turkey and its resorts.
The Tounja River passes through the low-mountain range in the south part, separating the Dervent Elevations from the Sakar Mountain.
The Elhovo municipality includes 1 town and 22 villages.
Temperature: The average January temperature is about 0° C., the average July temperature is about 23° C.
Recreation: The reservations near Elhovo contribute to its unique peaceful atmosphere and give its citizens the chance to have walks in the undisturbed nature, tasting of its charm and magic. “Dolna Topchia” Reservation- on the territory of the village of Izgrev area - 537.8 decares vegetation - forest of the longose type birds - pheasant, blackbird, thrush, starlings, owl, owlet mammals- fox, jackal, hare, wild boar, fallow deer - “Balabana” Reservation - on the territory of Elhovo area - 672 decares vegetation - longose forest birds - egret, heron mammals - jackal, fox, hare.
Its future opportunities and strategic location will come as a result of the opening of Checkpoint: Lesovo-Hamzabeili.
Elhovo has a direct public transport connection with all of the major cities in South-East Bulgaria.
Communications: The postal services in Elhovo are performed by the Regional Post Offices of Bulgarian Post Offices Inc., covering all of the settlements.
Museums: The varying ethnographic heritage of the Elhovo municipality and the whole Stranja-Sakar region is studied, stored and popularized through the Ethnographic Museum in Elhovo.
The development of transport in the region is also shown with photographs.
The specialized Ethnographic Museum in Elhovo has one of the richest ethnographic collections in Bulgaria.
Sport facilities: Stadium – maintained and actively used by the Sports Club "Stefan Karaja" - town of Elhovo. Owner - Stoyan Ovcharov and coach Dimitar Ivanov.
