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.
Sofia City Province
Област София-град | |
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 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 |
The province borders on Sofia Province and Pernik Province. It consists of only one municipality – the Sofia Capital Municipality.
Cities and towns
editVillages
editBalsha, 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
edit| 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 | 1,170,842 | −1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,291,591 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 1,274,290 | −1.3% |
| Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[3] | ||
Population (2011 census): 1,291,591
Ethnic groups (2011):[4]
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
editIn 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria". 3 April 2024.
- ^ Преброяване 2011 – окончателни резултати
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
External links
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