The village of Yakimovo lies at a distance of 35 km north of the district centre Montana. The village is the administrative centre of 3 settlements. Yakimovo is situated along the Tzibritza River which springs from the Fore-Balkan and flows into the Danube River. Yakimovo has a population of about 2 400 inhabitants. The region is specialized in the food processing industry and agriculture. On the territory of the municipality have been discovered pre-historic tools, two Thracian tomb-mounds and a Thracian settlement. Here has been discovered the Yakimovo treasure dating from II c. B.C. It is a Thracian treasure consisting of silver vessels and jewels. On the territory of the village there are remains of an ancient fortress and an early Middle Age settlement. The settlement is described in the Ottoman documents in 1576 with the name of Kotufcha.