Sofia Province

42°40′N 23°40′E / 42.667°N 23.667°E / 42.667; 23.667

Sofia Province Софийска област
Province
Musala Lakes
Flag
Location of Sofia Province in Bulgaria
Country	Bulgaria
Capital	Sofia
Municipalities	22
Government
• Governor	Krasimir Zhivkov
Area
• Total	7,059 km2 (2,725 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	227,610
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
License plate	CO

Sofia Province (Bulgarian: Софийска област, romanized: Sofiyska oblast) is a province (oblast) of Bulgaria. The province does not include Sofia in its territories, but Sofia remains its administrative center. The province borders on the provinces of Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Lovech, Vratsa, Montana, and "Sofia City Province" (which is in a separate oblast, see Sofia Administration), and borders with Serbia to the northwest.