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Sоfiya (София)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.3151,Lat: 42.6942
Elevation	558 meter above sea level
Local time	12:56:26pm
Population	1203000 (largest city in country)
Name province/region (Област)	София (столица)
Wiki-website Subregion (Община)	Столична
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	София

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Кубратово (Kubratоvо)	9.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Бусманци (Busmantsi)	9.6 km	East
3 Волуяк (Vоluyak)	10.4 km	NorthWest
4 Мировяне (Mirоvyane)	10.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Мрамор (Mramоr)	10.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	0 km	East
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	172 km	SouthWest
3 Приштина	Kosovo	177 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 214 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main lower 1 - Ogosta, Iskar, Vit, Osum, Yantra, Rusenski Lom, Vedea, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Панчарево (0.7 km² at a distance of 12.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 50.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 7.9 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

2.3 km2

2.9%

Urban area

61.4 km2

78.2%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sоfiya (София) in country Bulgaria

Sоfiya (София) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	6.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	64 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	106 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vitosha	BG	6.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sofia

Type of weather in Sofia	broken clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:59 Europe/Amsterdam