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Smolyan
Smolyan · Bulgaria
City population
30,689
#30
in Bulgaria
#17,679
worldwide
41.574, 24.712 · 169 km from Sofia
About Smolyan
Smolyan is a city in Smolyan, Bulgaria with a population of 30,689. It is the 30th largest of the 55 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bulgaria, and the 17,679th largest worldwide. It lies 169 km from Sofia.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Smolyan
Elevation
921 m
Time zone
Europe/Sofia
Coordinates
41.574, 24.712
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 55 in BulgariaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.