Sofia

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Sofia

Total population

1,286,383

Air quality index

44Good

Coordinates42.70°, 23.32°

Demographic figures from NSI Bulgaria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dimitar Penev

Bulgarian footballer (1945-2026)

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Boyan Kotsev

Bulgarian cyclist (1930–2013)

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Petar Kosturkov

Bulgarian association football player

Aleksandar Shalamanov

Bulgarian footballer (1941–2021)

Boriana Åberg

Swedish politician

P

Plamen Goranov

Bulgarian rights activist

Rangel Vulchanov

Bulgarian film director (1928–2013)

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Ana Mariya Traykova

Anto Kolev Dragalevski

IMARO member

Asen Cholakov

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Blagoy Krastanov

Bulgarian association football manager

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Vladko Shalamanov

Bulgarian association football player (1967-)

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Georgi Bogrovski

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Desislava Banova

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Dimitar Manolov

Bulgarian association football player (1901-1979)

Ivan Denkoglu

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sofia (city)

• Kubratovo
  5.6 mi away · pop. 662
• Busmantsi
  5.9 mi away · pop. 1,698
• Miroviane
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,423
• Negovan
  6.6 mi away · pop. 1,774
• Voluiak
  6.6 mi away · pop. 2,850
• Mramor
  6.6 mi away · pop. 1,914
• Chepintsi
  6.8 mi away · pop. 2,486
• Svetovrachene
  6.9 mi away · pop. 2,077
• Ivaniane
  7.1 mi away · pop. 914
• Krivina
  7.4 mi away · pop. 1,367
• German
  7.5 mi away · pop. 2,651
• Kazichene
  7.6 mi away · pop. 4,575

Browse all places in Sofia (city) →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sofia

City Folk and Country Folk

Sofia Khvoshchinskaya · 2017

Sofia

Philip Ward · 1992

Rome

Sofia Pescarin · 2000

Sofia City Journal, City Notebook for Sofia, Bulgaria

Dragon Dragon City Journals Staff · 2013

Sofia City Map

Kartografiai Vallalat. · 1990

Sofia, Bulgaria - City Map

Jason Bates · 2018

City Maps Sofia Bulgaria

James McFee · 2017

Sofii︠a︡ muzeen grad

Chavdar Popov · 2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-27

Holly Blue

Celastrina argiolus

Seen 2026-06-26

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

Seen 2026-06-26

Freyer's Fritillary

Melitaea arduinna

Seen 2026-06-26

Eurasian White Admiral

Limenitis camilla

Seen 2026-06-26

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Noctua fimbriata

Seen 2026-06-25

Megistopus flavicornis

Megistopus flavicornis

Seen 2026-06-25

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-06-24

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-06-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sofia, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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