Sofia City
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Sofia София |
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1st row: Sofia skyline from the National Palace of Culture
2nd row: National Assembly Square (Monument to the Tsar Liberator, National Assembly, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral) 3rd row: Largo; National Palace of Culture 4th row: Saint Sofia Church; Statue of Saint Sofia; Tsarigradsko shose and Capital Fort |
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| Nickname(s): Serdica, Sredetz (older names) | |||
| Motto: Grows, but does not age (Расте, но не старее, Raste, no ne staree) |
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 Sofia
Sofia
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| Coordinates: 42°42′N 23°20′E / 42.70°N 23.33°ECoordinates: 42°42′N 23°20′E / 42.70°N 23.33°E | |||
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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| Province | Sofia City | ||
| Cont. inhabited | since 7000 BC | ||
| Neolithic settlement | 5500–6000 BC | ||
| Thracian settlement | 1400 BC | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Yordanka Fandakova (GERB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 1,344 km2 (519 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 8,403 km2 (3,244 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 10,532 km2 (4,066 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 500–2,290 m (1,640–7,510 ft) | ||
| Population (31 December 2015) | |||
| • City |
 1,260,120 |
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| • Urban |
1,547,472 |
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| • Metro |
1,681,666 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 1000 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+359) 02 | ||
| GDP PPP | 2015 | ||
| - Total | €47 billion | ||
| - Per capita | €22,000 | ||
| Car plates | C, CA, CB | ||
| Website | www.sofia.bg | ||
Sofia (/ˈsoʊfiə/ or /ˈsɒfiə/ or /soʊˈfiːə/;Bulgarian: София, tr. Sofiya,pronounced [ˈsɔfijə]) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. 1.26 million people live in the city and 1.68 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is at the foot of Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country. Being in the centre of the Balkan peninsula, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea.
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