Sofia City Province

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.

Not to be confused with Sofia Province.

Sofia City Province Област София-град
Province
Flag
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
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	BGN 51.351 billion €26.3 billion (2020)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
License plate	C, CA, CB
Website	sfoblast.egov.bg

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

Ethnic groups (2011)
Ethnic group			percent
Bulgarians			96.4%
Roma			1.6%
others and indefinable			2.0%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1946	525,710	—
1956	724,603	+37.8%
1965	905,287	+24.9%
1975	1,076,741	+18.9%
1985	1,198,615	+11.3%
1992	1,190,126	−0.7%
2001	1,173,988	−1.4%
2011	1,291,591	+10.0%
2021	1,274,290	−1.3%
Source: [3][4][5]

Population (2011 census): 1,291,591

Ethnic groups (2011):^[6]

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.^[7]