Sofia City Province

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Sofia City Province
Област София-град
Province
Road junction @ Sitnyakovo blvd, Sofia.jpg
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Flag
Sofia-Capital in Bulgaria.svg
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
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • TotalBGN 51.351 billion
€26.3 billion (2020)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
License plate C, CA, CB

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.

Contents

The province borders on Sofia Province and Pernik Province. It consists of only one municipality – the Sofia Capital Municipality.

Cities and towns

Bankya, Novi Iskar, Sofia

Villages

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

Ethnic groups (2011)
Ethnic grouppercent
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%
20011,173,988−1.4%
20111,291,591+10.0%
20211,274,290−1.3%
Source: [3] [4] [5]

Population (2011 census): 1,291,591

Ethnic groups (2011): [6]

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. [7]

References

  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. ↑ "Division of Bulgaria".
  4. ↑ "POPULATION BY DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES AND SEX AS OF 1.03.2001". National Statistical Institute.
  5. ↑ "POPULATION BY STATISTICAL REGIONS, DISTRICS, MUNICIPALITIES, SETTLEMENTS, SEX AND AGE (2021 Census)". National Statistical Institute.
  6. ↑ Преброяване 2011 – окончателни резултати
  7. ↑ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
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