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Sofia

Eastern Europe

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria, situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western part of the country. Known as Serdica in antiquity, it has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC, with a present-day population of 1,295,591 as of 2025. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,213,134 1
2025 figure, from Sofia's own Wikipedia infobox (capital city proper).
Area (sq km)
500 2
Founding Year
7000 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Elevation (m)
560 1
Latitude
42.7 degrees north 2
Longitude
23.33 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Bulgaria, Countries

Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.

Source Sofia (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Bulgaria, Countries

Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.

Source Sofia (Wikipedia)
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Bulgaria Air

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Source Wikidata: Bulgaria Airtier 2
Bulgarian News Agency

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Pressclub Information Agency

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Philip Carr-Gomm

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Source Philip Carr-Gomm (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
He also travelled to Bulgaria and studied the work of Aivanhov's teacher, Peter Deunov, visiting Sofia annually for fourteen years, teaching Deunov's Paneurhythmy dance in England and at Findhorn in Scotland.
Sofia University

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Source Sofia University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgarian: Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“) is a public research university in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sources
1. Sofia (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 560 m
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2. Sofia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    1,295,591 (2025)
  • Infobox, area
    500 km2 (190 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    42.70 degrees N 23.33 degrees E
  • Introduction
    Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country.
  • Introduction, antiquity
    Known as Serdica in antiquity, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC
  • Capital Of: Bulgaria, Lead section, capital fact
    Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Sofia - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 727011
    42.69751 23.32415 P PPLC BG 42 SOF46 1152556 562 Europe/Sofia
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 562 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 23.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 23.25
42.75 23.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Sofia
Wikidata Q472, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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