The town of Smyadovo has a population of 4 000 inhabitants and lies at a distance of 28 km south of Shumen. The town is the municipal administrative centre of 9 settlements. During the Ottoman yoke the town has had the name of Simadava and is described in the Ottoman documents from 1573.To the west of the town there is a prehistoric settlement mound and to the south - a late- ancient-times fortress which has also been used during the Middle Ages. The tourist sight of the town is the church "Saint sabor Archangelov" from 1869. The region is specialized in the production of grains, vines, tobacco, fruit and technical cultures.