City profile · Bulgaria · Europe
Stara Zagora
City population
121,582
#5
in Bulgaria
#1
in Stara Zagora
#4,704
worldwide
42.432, 25.643 · 192 km from Sofia
About Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora is a city in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria with a population of 121,582. It is the 5th largest of the 55 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bulgaria, and the 4,704th largest worldwide. It lies 192 km from Sofia.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Stara Zagora
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
42.432, 25.643
Record updated
13 April 2026
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. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 55 in BulgariaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.