Kuklen

Kuklen (Куклен ) is a town in southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province. It is located 7 km to the south of the nearest major city, Plovdiv, and is approximately 140 km south east of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Kuklen was proclaimed a town on 23 May 2006, and had a population of 6,877. It is the center of Kuklen Municipality.

Kuklen is notable for having, despite its low population, not only a majority Bulgarian Orthodox population with several Orthodox churches, but also Muslim residents and a mosque, as well as a Greek Catholic community and a Catholic place of worship, with all three religious communities living on good terms with each other.

Geography
Kuklen is located in the plains of the Rhodopes, 7 km. east of Plovdiv.

Population
The number of permanent residents in Kuklen is 6,881, and 6,000 more are temporary.

As of February 2011, Kuklen has 5,858 residents.

Born in Kuklen

 * Recep Küpçü, Bulgarian poet of Turkish origin



Honor
Kuklen Point on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Kuklen.