The Stolichna Municipality () is an
obshtina (''
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
'') in
Sofia City Province
Sofia City Province () is a province (''oblast'') of Bulgaria. Its administrative center is the city of Sofia, the capital of the country.
The province borders on Sofia Province and Pernik Province. It consists of only one municipalities of B ...
, Western
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
.
It is named after its administrative centre, the city of
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, which is also the capital of
Sofia City Province
Sofia City Province () is a province (''oblast'') of Bulgaria. Its administrative center is the city of Sofia, the capital of the country.
The province borders on Sofia Province and Pernik Province. It consists of only one municipalities of B ...
and
Sofia Province and the capital of Bulgaria as well.
The municipality is located mainly in the
Sofia Valley, and also in the feet and lower parts of the mountains of
Stara planina and
Vitosha
Vitosha ( ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and ...
,
Plana,
Lozen,
Rila
Rila (, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Mountains, Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an e ...
. As of 2016, it was home to 1,500,927 inhabitants, of which 1,400,000 live in Sofia.
Settlements
Sofia Capital Municipality includes the following 38 places (cities are shown in bold):
Balsha,
Bankya,
Bistritsa,
Buhovo,
Busmantsi,
Chepintsi,
Dobroslavtsi,
Dolni Bogrov,
Dolni Pasarel,
German,
Gorni Bogrov,
Ivanyane,
Jeleznitsa,
Jelyava,
Jiten,
Kazichene,
Klisura,
Kokalyane,
Krivina,
Kubratovo,
Katina,
Lokorsko,
Lozen,
Malo Buchino,
Marchaevo,
Mirovyane,
Mramor,
Negovan,
Novi Iskar,
Pancharevo,
Plana,
Podgumer,
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
,
Svetovrachene,
Vladaya,
Voluyak,
Voynegovtsi,
Yana
Demography
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the
religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
References
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Geography of Sofia City Province
Municipalities of Bulgaria