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Sofia City Province

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Sofia City Province
Област София-град
Flag of Sofia City Province
Location of Sofia City Province in Bulgaria
Location of Sofia City Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalSofia
Area
 • Total1,344 km2 (519 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2021)[1]
 • Total1,480,830
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalBGN 51.351 billion
€26.3 billion (2020)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License plateC, CA, CB

Sofia City Province (Bulgarian: Област София-град, romanizedOblast 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

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Bankya, Novi Iskar, Sofia

Villages

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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

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Ethnic groups (2011)
Ethnic group percent
Bulgarians
96.4%
Roma
1.6%
others and indefinable
2.0%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1946525,710—    
1956724,603+37.8%
1965905,287+24.9%
19751,076,741+18.9%
19851,198,615+11.3%
19921,190,126−0.7%
20011,170,842−1.6%
20111,291,591+10.3%
20211,274,290−1.3%
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

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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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ПРЕДВАРИТЕЛНА ОЦЕНКА ЗА БРОЯ НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО НА БЪЛГАРИЯ КЪМ 7 СЕПТЕМВРИ 2021 ГОДИНА" (PDF). www.nsi.bg. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
  3. ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria". 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Преброяване 2011 – окончателни резултати
  5. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
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