Sofia City Province
oblast of Bulgaria
Sofia City Province (Bulgarian: Област София-град, romanized: Oblast Sofiya-grad) is a province (oblast) of western Bulgaria. Its administrative center is the city of Sofia, the capital of the country. It borders Sofia Province and Pernik Province. It consists of only one municipality – the Sofia Capital Municipality.
Settlements
The province consists of one city, Sofia, three towns — Bankya, Buhovo and Novi Iskar, and 34 villages — Balsha, Bistritsa, Busmantsi, Chepintsi, Dobroslavtsi, Dolni Bogrov, Dolni Pasarel, German, Gorni Bogrov, Ivanyane, Zheleznitsa, Zhelyava, Zhiten, Kazichene, Klisura, Kokalyane, Krivina, Kubratovo, Katina, Lokorsko, Lozen, Malo Buchino, Marchaevo, Mirovyane, Mramor, Negovan, Pancharevo, Plana, Podgumer, Svetovrachene, Vladaya, Voluyak, Voynegovtsi and Yana.
Demographics
Population (2011 census): 1,291,591
Ethnic groups (2011):
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
In 2024 Sofia's gross metropolitan product was €28.9 billion and around € 33,500 per capita. This puts Sofia in 80th place among cities in European Union.
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