Bulgaria (Republic of Bulgaria), BG

Bulgaria: Located in Southeast Europe, it borders the Black Sea to the east and is characterized by a diverse landscape including mountains, rivers, and a coastline.

About

Republic of Bulgaria locator map
Location of Republic of Bulgaria

Country Snapshot

Republic of Bulgaria at a glance

Republic of Bulgaria currently has 156 quality-checked populated place pages and 28 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

Browse country cities

Mapped cities & towns

156

These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.

Largest city

Sofia

Population 1,152,556

Quick Facts about Republic of Bulgaria

Population 6,437,360
Country Bulgaria
Plate code BG
Area 110993.6 km2
Official name la République de Bulgarie, Republiken Bulgarien, Bulharská republika, Republica Bulgaria, Република България
Continent Europe
Easternmost point Point(28.60926144 43.541729)
Northernmost point Point(22.67 44.22)
Latitude & Longitude 43.0000,25.0000
Legislative body National Assembly of Bulgaria
Named for Bulgars
Official language Bulgarian
Capital Sofia
Time Zone Europe/Sofia, UTC+02:00, Eastern European Time, Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+03:00
Local time 18:05:56 (19th April 2026)
Coat of arms of Bulgaria coat of arms image
Coat of arms of Bulgaria coat of arms image

Geography

Republic of Bulgaria is located at 43°0'0"N 25°0'0"E (43.0, 25.0). It has 7 neighbors: Turkey, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Union, Serbia and Black Sea.

Bulgaria map

Click "full screen" full screen map icon to open full mode. View satellite images

The largest city of Republic of Bulgaria is Sofia with a population of 1,152,556. Other cities include, Varna population 312,770, Burgas population 195,966, Ruse population 156,238 and Stara Zagora population 143,431. See all Republic of Bulgaria cities & populated places.

Official website of Republic of Bulgaria

Go to Official Website Go to Official Website
  • Varna Province
  • Stara Zagora Province
  • Pernik Province
  • Targovishte Province
  • Sofia Province
  • Sliven Province
  • Ruse Province
  • Plovdiv region
  • Pazardzhik Province
  • Burgas Province
  • Razgrad Province
  • Gabrovo Province
  • Kyustendil Province
  • Vidin Province
  • Haskovo Province
  • Kardzhali Province
  • Pleven Province
  • Dobrich Province
  • Smolyan Province
  • Vratsa Province
  • Sofia City Province
  • Shumen Province
  • Veliko Tarnovo Province
  • Silistra Province
  • Yambol Province
  • Lovech Province
  • Montana Province
  • Blagoevgrad Province

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1960 7,867,374 - census
1961 7,943,118 0.95% census
1962 8,012,946 0.87% census
1963 8,078,145 0.81% census
1964 8,144,340 0.81% census
1965 8,204,168 0.73% census
1966 8,258,057 0.65% census
1967 8,310,226 0.63% census
1968 8,369,603 0.71% census
1969 8,434,172 0.77% census
1970 8,489,574 0.65% census
1971 8,536,395 0.55% census
1972 8,576,200 0.46% census
1973 8,620,967 0.52% census
1974 8,678,745 0.67% census
1975 8,720,742 0.48% census
1976 8,758,599 0.43% census
1977 8,804,183 0.52% census
1978 8,814,032 0.11% census
1979 8,825,940 0.13% census
1980 8,861,535 0.4% census
1981 8,891,117 0.33% census
1982 8,917,457 0.3% census
1983 8,939,738 0.25% census
1984 8,960,679 0.23% census
1985 8,960,547 -0% census
1986 8,958,171 -0.03% census
1987 8,971,359 0.15% census
1988 8,981,446 0.11% census
1989 8,876,972 -1.18% census
1990 8,718,289 -1.82% census
1991 8,632,367 -1% census
1992 8,540,164 -1.08% census
1993 8,472,313 -0.8% census
1994 8,443,591 -0.34% census
1995 8,406,067 -0.45% census
1996 8,362,826 -0.52% census
1997 8,312,068 -0.61% census
1998 8,256,786 -0.67% census
1999 8,210,624 -0.56% census
2000 8,170,172 -0.5% census
2001 8,020,282 -1.87% census
2002 7,868,468 -1.93% census
2003 7,823,557 -0.57% census
2004 7,781,161 -0.54% census
2005 7,739,900 -0.53% census
2006 7,699,020 -0.53% census
2007 7,545,338 -2.04% census
2008 7,492,561 -0.7% census
2009 7,444,443 -0.65% census
2010 7,395,599 -0.66% census
2011 7,348,328 -0.64% census
2012 7,305,888 -0.58% census
2013 7,265,115 -0.56% census
2014 7,223,938 -0.57% (Worldbank)
2015 7,177,991 -0.64% (Worldbank)
2016 7,127,822 -0.7% census
2017 7,075,991 -0.73% census
2018 7,025,037 -0.73% (Worldbank)
2019 6,951,482 -1.06% census
2026 6,437,360 -7.99%
An Bhulgair, An Bhulgáir, Bilgari, Blgariya, Boelgariee, Bolgari, Bolgarija, Bolharska, Borgeriya, Bołharska, Bugarija, Bugarska, Bulgaaria, Bulgairia, Bulgaraen, Bulgareye, Bulgari, Bulgaria - B"lgarija, Bulgaria - България, Bulgarie, Bulgarien, Bulgarija, Bulgarije, Bulgario, Bulgaristan, Bulgariya, Bulgarsko, Bulgarujo, Bulgarya, Bulgarye, Bulgarän, Bulgarìa, Bulgàiria, Bulgària, Bulgária, Bulgåreye, Bulgārija, Bulharsko, Bullgari, Bullgaria, Bun-ga-ri, Bun-ga-ri (Bulgaria), Bułgaria, Bwlgaria, Bölgarieë, Bùlgarskô, Búlgaría, Narodna Republika Bulgariya, Narodna Republika Bŭlgariya, People's Republic of Bulgaria, People’s Republic of Bulgaria, Republika Bulgarija, Republika Bulgariya, Republika Bŭlgariya, Βουλγαρία, Баўгарыя, Блъгарї, Болгари, Болгария, Болгарія, Бугарија, Бугарска, Булгария, Булғористон, България, Република България, Բուլղարիա, בולגאריע, בולגריה, بلغارستان, بلغاريا, بلغاريه/بلغارستان, بلغاریه, بلغاریہ, بۇلغارىيە, ܒܠܓܪܝܐ‏, बल्गारिया, बुल्गारिया, बुल्गेरिया, বুলগেরিয়া, বুলগেরিয়া, பல்கேரியா, ബള്‍ഗേറിയ, บัลแกเรีย, ประเทศบัลแกเรีย, ບັງກາເລຍ, པུ་ར་ག་རི་ཡ, བུལ་ག་རི་ཡ།, ბულგარეთი, ቡልጋሪያ, ቡልጌሪያ, ប៊ុលហ្គារី, ブルガリア, ブルガリア共和国, 保加利亚, 불가리아

Map & Images (more maps)

000 Bullgaria Harta
000 Bullgaria Harta
321 x 346 - 24,289k - jpg
Administrative Map of Bulgaria During Wwii Sr
Administrative Map of Bulgaria During Wwii Sr
920 x 593 - 20,542k - png
Administrative Map of Bulgaria During Wwii
Administrative Map of Bulgaria During Wwii
920 x 593 - 20,555k - png
Arda Mariza
Arda Mariza
650 x 550 - 108,750k - jpg
Bg Topo600x600 11
Bg Topo600x600 11
520 x 350 - 119,518k - jpg
Bg Topo600x600 12
Bg Topo600x600 12
520 x 350 - 119,523k - jpg
Bg Topo600x600 13
Bg Topo600x600 13
520 x 350 - 119,540k - jpg
Bg Topo600x600 18
Bg Topo600x600 18
520 x 520 - 55,750k - png
Bg Topo600x600 19
Bg Topo600x600 19
520 x 520 - 48,897k - png
Bg Topo600x600 8
Bg Topo600x600 8
520 x 350 - 117,037k - jpg
Bgbalkangebirge2
Bgbalkangebirge2
800 x 600 - 18,796k - png
Bgbalkangebirge2 3
Bgbalkangebirge2 3
800 x 600 - 24,684k - gif
Balkangebirge Balkan Topo De
Balkangebirge Balkan Topo De
600 x 450 - 267,503k - jpg
Baltschik Bg City Vorschlag
Baltschik Bg City Vorschlag
600 x 600 - 184,045k - jpg
Belasiza Balkan Topo De
Belasiza Balkan Topo De
600 x 500 - 98,672k - jpg
Bu Map Fr
Bu Map Fr
321 x 346 - 110,803k - jpg
Bu Map It
Bu Map It
321 x 346 - 30,494k - jpg
Bu Map
Bu Map
321 x 346 - 98,109k - jpg
Bulgaria 1994 Cia Map
Bulgaria 1994 Cia Map
1500 x 1484 - 318,218k - jpg
Bulgaria Cities Map German
Bulgaria Cities Map German
1200 x 750 - 426,396k - png
Bulgaria Kosovo Locator 2
Bulgaria Kosovo Locator 2
1236 x 1245 - 28,723k - png