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Sofia

Serdica

Capital city of Bulgaria.

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Statements about Sofia

Instance Of

Metropolis
Municipality Seat
Oblast Seat
City in Bulgaria
Seat of Government
Largest City
Characteristic Of
:
Bulgaria

Flag Image

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Coat of Arms Image

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Coordinate Location

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42.6979°N 23.3217°E

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Stolichna Municipality

Locator Map Image

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Page Banner

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Official Website

https://sofia.bg

Located in Time Zone

UTC+02:00
Valid in Period
:
Standard Time
UTC+03:00
Valid in Period
:
Daylight Saving Time

Twinned Administrative Body

31 items
Algiers
Ankara
Berlin
Bratislava
Brussels-Capital Region
Bucharest
Bursa
Helsinki
Karlovac
Kyiv
 (9/11/1997 - )
Start Time
: 9/11/1997
London
Madrid
Milan
Moscow
Pittsburgh
Ílhavo
Prague
Saint Petersburg
Salalah
Tel Aviv
Tirana
Warsaw
Yerevan
Vienna
Sidon
Skopje
Athens
Amman
 (2000 - )
Start Time
: 2000
City of Brussels
Tbilisi
 (2016 - )
Start Time
: 2016
Monterrey

Capital Of

Bulgaria
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Stolichna Municipality
Sofia City
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Sofia Oblast
Principality of Bulgaria

Postal Code

1000
Country
:
Bulgaria

Elevation Above Sea Level

560 metre
Applies to Part
:
City Hall

Local Dialing Code

02

Licence Plate Code

C
CA
CB

Head of Government

Yordanka Fandakova
 (11/23/2009 - 10/6/2011)
Start Time
: 11/23/2009
End Time
: 10/6/2011
Boyko Borissov
 (11/10/2005 - 7/27/2009)
Start Time
: 11/10/2005
End Time
: 7/27/2009
Stefan Sofiyanski
 (11/19/1995 - 6/29/2005)
Start Time
: 11/19/1995
End Time
: 6/29/2005
Aleksandar Karakachanov
 (10/17/1990 - 10/20/1991)
Start Time
: 10/17/1990
End Time
: 10/20/1991
Todor Zhivkov
 (5/27/1949 - 11/1/1949)
Start Time
: 5/27/1949
End Time
: 11/1/1949
Yordanka Fandakova
 (11/8/2011 - )
Start Time
: 11/8/2011
Vasil Terziev
 (11/13/2023 - )
Start Time
: 11/13/2023

Area

492.029 square kilometre

Part Of

Shopluk

Official Name

София
Sofia

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Vladaya River
Iskar
Kakach River
Boyanska Reka
Gornobanska River
Perlovska
Suhodolska River

Described by Source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24481434
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24750255
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Sofia
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q87028825
Great Encyclopedia “Bulgaria”
Volume
:11
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24905306
The New Student's Reference Work
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New Student's Reference Work/Sofia

Different From

Stolichna Municipality
Sofia Oblast

Continent

Europe

Native Label

Со́фия

Short Name

Со́фия

Motto Text

Расте, но не старее

Demonym

Софиянец
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Sofiano
Sofiote
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Софиянци
Applies to Part
:
Plural
szófiai
Unnamed
:bug: P11054

Named After

Saint Sophia Church

Image

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Nighttime View

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Significant Event

Siege of Sofia
Siege of Serdica (809)

Contains the Administrative Territorial Entity

29 items
Krasna Polyana District
Mladost District
Lyulin District
Banishora
Buxton
Belite Brezi
Bunkera
Vasil Levski
Boyana
Vitosha
Vodenicata
Vrazhdebna
Voenna Rampa
Vrabnitsa District
Gevgeliyski Kvartal
Geo Milev
Gorna Banya
Gorublyane
Gotse Delchev
Gardova Glava
Obelya
Ovcha Kupel
Orlandovtsi
Poduyane
Podlozishte
Poligona
Ravnishte
Fakulteta
Filipovtsi

Population

33 items
1,202,896 (12/15/1998)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/1998
1,153,803 (12/15/1998)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/1998
1,213,315 (12/15/1999)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/1999
1,166,587 (12/15/1999)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/1999
1,222,981 (12/15/2000)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/2000
1,181,365 (12/15/2000)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/2000
1,222,701 (12/15/2001)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/2001
1,180,210 (12/15/2001)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/15/2001
434,900 (12/31/1946)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/1946
659,000 (1952)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 1952
1,113,742 (12/31/2002)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2002
1,127,556 (12/31/2003)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2003
1,138,950 (12/31/2004)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2004
1,148,429 (12/31/2005)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2005
1,154,010 (12/31/2006)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2006
1,156,796 (12/31/2007)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2007
1,162,898 (12/31/2008)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2008
1,165,503 (12/31/2009)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2009
1,174,515 (12/31/2010)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2010
1,208,097 (12/31/2011)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2011
1,213,542 (12/31/2012)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2012
1,221,292 (12/31/2013)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2013
1,228,282 (12/31/2014)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2014
1,231,981 (12/31/2015)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2015
1,236,047 (12/31/2016)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2016
1,238,438 (12/31/2017)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2017
1,241,675 (12/31/2018)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2018
1,242,568 (12/31/2019)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2019
1,221,785 (12/31/2020)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2020
1,221,172 (12/31/2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2021
1,190,256 (12/31/2022)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2022
1,196,806 (12/31/2023)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2023
1,205,548 (12/31/2024)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/31/2024

Economy of Topic

Economy of Sofia

Member Of

Creative Cities Network
 (2014 - )
Subject Has Role
:
City of Film
Start Time
: 2014

Aerial View

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Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of Sofia

Country

Bulgaria
 (11/15/1990 - )
Start Time
: 11/15/1990
People's Republic of Bulgaria
 (9/15/1946 - 11/15/1990)
Start Time
: 9/15/1946
End Time
: 11/15/1990
Kingdom of Bulgaria
 (10/5/1908 - 9/14/1946)
Start Time
: 10/5/1908
End Time
: 9/14/1946
Principality of Bulgaria
 (7/13/1878 - 10/4/1908)
Start Time
: 7/13/1878
End Time
: 10/4/1908
Ottoman Empire
 (1396 - 7/13/1878)
Start Time
: 1396
End Time
: 7/13/1878
Roman Empire
 (1927 BC - 395)
Start Time
: 1927 BC
End Time
: 395

Present in Work

Civilization V
Subject Has Role
:
City-State

Flag

Flag of Sofia

Montage Image

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Official Language

Bulgarian

Office Held by Head of Government

Mayor of Sofia Capital Municipality

History of Topic

Timeline of Sofia History
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