Sofia geodata
Sofia (Sofia-Capital) is a capital of a political entity; located in Bulgaria in Europe/Sofia (GMT+3) time zone. With population of 1,152,556 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Bulgaria, 56.7% of cities are located further ↑North; 83.3% of cities are located further →East and 82.3% of cities have lower elevation than Sofia. Note1
Sofia GPS coordinates[2]
42° 41' 51.036" North, 23° 19' 26.94" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 43.21212°, | 22.62103° |
| Center: | 42.69751°, | 23.32415° |
| Lower-right: | 42.1786°, | 24.02728° |
| Map W x H: | 114.9×114.9 km | = 71.4×71.4mi |
| max Lat: | 44.16214° ⇑56.7% North |
| Sofia: | 42.69751° |
| min Lat: | ⇓43.3% South 41.32715° |
| min Long | Sofia | max Long |
| 22.52139° | 23.32415° | 28.53429° |
| W 16.7%⇐ | ⇒83.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sofia is 562 m = 1844 ft, and this is 245.4 m = 805 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1221 m = 4006 ft | 17.7% |
| Sofia | 562 m 1844 ft | |
| Avg. | 316.6 m = 1039 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 82.3% |
See also: Sofia elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sofia is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2141.6 km =1330.7 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5259.5 | 3268.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2653.7 | 1648.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2141.6 | 1330.7 | to South |
| Equator | 4747.5 | 2950 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sofia: (largest is in red/bold)
• Batanovtsi
32.1 km =19.9 mi, 
249°
• Bov
37.5 km =23.3 mi, 
6°
• Bozhurishte
11.7 km =7.3 mi, 
299°
• Breznik
34.4 km =21.4 mi, 
278°
• Buhovo
21.2 km =13.2 mi, 
68°
• Dragoman
40.6 km =25.2 mi, 
307°
• Elin Pelin
22.8 km =14.2 mi, 
98°
• Godech
42 km =26.1 mi, 
327°
• Gorna Malina
30.8 km =19.1 mi, 
92°
• Kostinbrod
15.9 km =9.9 mi, 326°
• Lakatnik
39.7 km =24.7 mi, 8°
• Pernik
26.1 km =16.2 mi, 245°
• Radomir
33.9 km =21.1 mi, 
240°
• Slivnitsa
29 km =18 mi, 306°
• Svoge
30 km =18.6 mi, 
4°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Bulgaria existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
