Country: Bulgaria
Continent: Europe
Population: 1,202,761
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Sofia is closest to Skopje and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Skopje. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Sofia is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Skopje, Macedonia | 174 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 296 |
 | Belgrade, Serbia | 330 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 506 |
 | Athens, Greece | 525 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 17,504 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 15,433 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 15,430 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 15,297 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 15,214 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Skopje, Macedonia | 174 |
| Bucharest, Romania | 296 |
| Belgrade, Serbia | 330 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 506 |
| Athens, Greece | 525 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Benghazi, Libya | 1,209 |
 | Tunis, Tunisia | 1,301 |
 | Alexandria, Egypt | 1,404 |
| Tripoli, Libya | 1,407 |
| Kafr-Elsheikh, Egypt | 1,453 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Cape Town, South Africa | 8,499 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 8,488 | | Durban, South Africa | 8,072 |  | Maputo, Mozambique | 7,662 | | Soweto, South Africa | 7,651 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul, Turkey | 506 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 550 |
| Izmir, Turkey | 574 |
| Eskisehir, Turkey | 685 |
| Afyon, Turkey | 754 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 10,894 | | Denpasar, Indonesia | 10,813 | | Malang, Indonesia | 10,551 |  | General Santos, Philippines | 10,512 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 10,508 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 12,523 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 14,472 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 15,126 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 15,214 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 15,297 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 17,504 | | Sydney, Australia | 15,433 | | Newcastle, Australia | 15,430 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 15,297 | | Brisbane, Australia | 15,214 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Skopje, Macedonia | 174 |
| Bucharest, Romania | 296 |
| Belgrade, Serbia | 330 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 506 |
| Athens, Greece | 525 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Perm, Russia | 2,850 | | Ufa, Russia | 2,714 | | Izhevsk, Russia | 2,633 | | Orenburg, Russia | 2,583 |  | Seville, Spain | 2,555 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 7,022 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 7,251 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 7,297 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 7,391 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 7,604 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 11,232 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 11,123 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 11,122 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 11,122 | | Morelia, Mexico | 11,071 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 7,970 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 8,048 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 8,054 |
| Recife, Brazil | 8,134 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 8,330 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Puente Alto, Chile | 12,735 | | Santiago, Chile | 12,731 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 12,109 | | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 12,104 | | Rosario, Argentina | 11,962 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the closest city of any other city | ||
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||