What is the population of Sofia?

The population of Sofia is 1,152,556.

Where is Sofia located?

Sofia is located at latitude 42.6975135281805 and longitude 23.324146270752. It is in Bulgaria.

Sofia is in the Europe/Sofia time zone.

Sofia, Sofia-Capital

Sofia: This is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria, situated in the western part of the country at the foot of Mount Vitosha.

Population	1,152,556
Country	Ottoman Empire, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Principality of Bulgaria
State	Sofia-Capital (Bulgaria)
County	Stolichna Obshtina
Different from	Sofia Province, Sofia Capital Municipality
Postal code	1000
Plate code	CB, C, CA
Phone Area Codes	02
Area	492 km²
Official name	София
Continent	Europe
Latitude & Longitude	42.6975,23.3241
Named for	Saint Sophia Church, Sofia
Altitude	1,952 feet / 595 meters
Capital city	Sofia is capital of Principality of Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria, Sofia Province, Sofia Capital Municipality
Establishment	January 01, -7000 (9026 years ago)
Time Zone	UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
Local time	19:22:08 (19th April 2026)

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Sofia is located at 42°41'51"N 23°19'27"E (42.6975135281805, 23.324146270752).

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Official website of Sofia

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