Sofia City Province Explained

Sofia City Province
Native Name:Област София-град
Native Name Lang:bul
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sofia
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:1,344
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,480,830
Population As Of:September 2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:BGN 51.351 billion
€26.3 billion (2020)
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:License plate
Blank Info Sec1:C, CA, CB

Sofia City Province (Bulgarian: Област София-град|translit=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

Bankya, Buhovo, Novi Iskar, Lozen, Bistritsa, Zheleznitsa, Sofia

Villages

Balsha, Bistritsa, Busmantsi, Chepintsi, Dobroslavtsi, Dolni Bogrov, Dolni Pasarel, German, Gorni Bogrov, Ivanyane, Jeleznitsa, Jelyava, Jiten, Kazichene, Klisura, Kokalyane, Krivina, Kubratovo, Katina, Lokorsko, Lozen, Malo Buchino, Marchaevo, Mirovyane, Mramor, Negovan, Pancharevo, Plana, Podgumer, Svetovrachene, Vladaya, Voluyak, Voynegovtsi, Yana

Demographics

Population (2011 census): 1,291,591

Ethnic groups (2011):[3]

Identified themselves: 1,178,131

Economy

In 2020 Sofia's gross metropolitan product was €28.9 billion and around €19,500 per capita. This puts Sofia in 80th place among cities in European Union.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ПРЕДВАРИТЕЛНА ОЦЕНКА ЗА БРОЯ НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО НА БЪЛГАРИЯ КЪМ 7 СЕПТЕМВРИ 2021 ГОДИНА. www.nsi.bg. 6 January 2022. 6 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions. ec.europa.eu.
  3. http://www.nsi.bg/census2011/pagebg2.php?p2=175&sp2=190 Преброяване 2011 – окончателни резултати
  4. Web site: EU regions by GDP, Eurostat.