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Sofia Province
Софийска област | |
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_in_Bulgaria.svg) 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.