Local time
Sun, 5:58 AM GMT+3Europe/SofiaCityCapital
Sofia
42.69° N, 23.31° E
- Population
- 1,185,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 15
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 15 cities of Bulgaria in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Bulgaria, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Europe/Sofia
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Sofia, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Sofia have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Named after the Church of Saint Sofia in the city, Sofia takes its name from a church whose parts may date to the 4th century.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person