| LC control no. | n 00140164 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Sofia (Bulgaria : Oblast) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Bulgaria--Sofia (Oblast) |
| Variant(s) | Sofii︠a︡ (Bulgaria : Oblast) Oblast Sofii︠a︡ (Bulgaria) Sofiya (Bulgaria : Oblast) Oblast Sofiya (Bulgaria) |
| See also | Sofiĭska oblast (Bulgaria) |
| Biography/History note | Sofia (Bulgaria : Oblast) was created in 1999 when Sofiĭska oblast was split into four small oblasts. |
| Found in | Foreign names information bulletin, no. 23, July 31, 2000 (Former name: Sofiya [short form], Sofiyska Oblast [long form]--ADM1, 42°17ʹN 23°16ʹE (BU36)]; new name: Sofiya, Oblast--ADM1, 42°39ʹN 23°38ʹE (BU58)) Wikipedia, viewed on May 18, 2017 Provinces of Bulgaria (in 1987 the 28 small districts were combined into 9 large provinces; then in 1999, the large provinces were divided into 28 small provinces; Blagoevgrad, Ki︠u︡stendil, Pernik, and Sofia (Bulgaria : Oblast) are the pre-1987 and post-1999 places that were once part of the large province of Sofiĭska oblast) |
| Geographic area code | e-bu--- |
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