Coordinates: 42°41′26″N 23°19′38″E / 42.69056°N 23.32722°E Sredets (Bulgarian: Средец) is a district located in the very centre of the capital Sofia. As of 2006[update] it has 41,000 inhabitants. The district has an area of around 300 hectares or 3 km².
Its borders follow Sitnyakovo Boulevard, Yavorov Alley to the east; Dragan Tsankov Boulevard, Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard to the south and south-west; Fridtjof Nansen Street, Vitosha Boulevard to the west; Dondukov Boulevard, Moskovska Str, Shipka Str, Khan Omurtag Str to the north.
There are many green spaces and gardens. Sredets also includes the northern-most parts of Borisova gradina Park. Two of the most emblematic football stadiums in Bulgaria are located among the pleasant alleys of the park: Vasil Levski National Stadium where the Bulgaria national football team plays its home matches and the venue of Bulgaria's most successful football team CSKA Sofia, Balgarska Armiya Stadium.