Sofia

General information - Location

Country	Moldova
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.8611,Lat: 47.9451
Elevation	159 meter above sea level
Local time	4:08:41am
Name province/region (Raion (Municipiu))	Drochia
Wiki-website Subregion (Sat (Comuna))	Sofia
Other place with same name 1	Sofia Hînceşti - Sofia

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Baroncea Nouă	5.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Dominteni	6.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Petreni	6.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Miciurin	7 km	WestNorthWest
5 Lazo	7.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chişinău	Moldova	127 km	SouthEast
2 Kiyev	Ukraine	337 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Bucureşti	Romania	415 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 267 km (direction EastSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Ukraine.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dnister main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Dniestr. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Costeşti-Stînca (26.6 km² at a height of around 90 meter above sea level) at a distance of 45.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Ukranian-Moldavian border with a straight distance of 36.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 92%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Moldavian Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Boryspil International Airport (at a distance of 348 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sofia in country Moldova

Sofia at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans	Ukraine	149 km	West
2 Churches of Moldavia	Romania	161 km	WestSouthWest
3 Wooden Churches of Maramureş	Romania	284 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Sofia
	Video's op Vimeo
	TikTok
	Instagram
	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Sofia
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Drochia

Type of weather in Drochia	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:16 Europe/Amsterdam