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Sofia City Province
Област София-град | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Sofia City Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Sofia |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,344 km2 (519 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,480,830 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | BGN 51.351 billion €26.3 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | C, CA, CB |
Sofia City Province (Bulgarian: Област София-град, romanized: Oblast Sofiya-grad) is a province (oblast) of Bulgaria. Its administrative center is the city of Sofia, the capital of the country.
The province borders on Sofia Province and Pernik Province. It consists of only one municipality – the Sofia Capital Municipality.
Cities and towns
Villages
Balsha, Bistritsa, Buhovo, Busmantsi, Chepintsi, Dobroslavtsi, Dolni Bogrov, Dolni Pasarel, German, Gorni Bogrov, Ivanyane, Zheleznitsa, Jelyava, Jiten, Kazichene, Klisura, Kokalyane, Krivina, Kubratovo, Katina, Lokorsko, Lozen, Malo Buchino, Marchaevo, Mirovyane, Mramor, Negovan, Pancharevo, Plana, Podgumer, Svetovrachene, Vladaya, Voluyak, Voynegovtsi, Yana, etc.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 525,710 | — |
| 1956 | 724,603 | +37.8% |
| 1965 | 905,287 | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 1,076,741 | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 1,198,615 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 1,190,126 | −0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,173,988 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,291,591 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1,274,290 | −1.3% |
| Source: [3][4][5] | ||
Population (2011 census): 1,291,591
Ethnic groups (2011):[6]
Identified themselves: 1,178,131
- Bulgarians: 1,136,433 (96.4%)
- Roma: 18,284 (1.6%)
- others and indefinable: 23,614 (2%)
- A further 113,460 people did not answer the question for ethnic group.
Economy
In 2024 Sofia's gross metropolitan product was €28.9 billion and around € 33,500 per capita. This puts Sofia in 80th place among cities in European Union.[7]
References
- ^ "ПРЕДВАРИТЕЛНА ОЦЕНКА ЗА БРОЯ НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО НА БЪЛГАРИЯ КЪМ 7 СЕПТЕМВРИ 2021 ГОДИНА" (PDF). www.nsi.bg. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ "Division of Bulgaria".
- ^ "POPULATION BY DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES AND SEX AS OF 1.03.2001". National Statistical Institute.
- ^ "POPULATION BY STATISTICAL REGIONS, DISTRICS, MUNICIPALITIES, SETTLEMENTS, SEX AND AGE (2021 Census)". National Statistical Institute.
- ^ Преброяване 2011 – окончателни резултати
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
External links
Media related to Sofia City Province at Wikimedia Commons
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