Official NSI EKATTE settlement record
Sopot (Сопот)
Town in Sopot municipality, Plovdiv province.
Find this settlement on a map
Official settlement reference location (latitude, longitude; WGS84): 42.653911, 24.755016.
View the settlement on OpenStreetMap ↗
Source: NSI EKATTE spatial register, version 2025.1 ↗, reference date 31 December 2025. This is a geographic reference point, not a verified street address, road access, parcel boundary or proof of local services.
Registered addresses, 15 September 2026
9,130 people registered at a permanent address; 8,285 at a current address; 7,348 with both addresses in this settlement.
These GRAO administrative registrations are not an estimate of physically present residents and are different from NSI statistical population. Official GRAO September 2026 table ↗.
Verified administrative facts
- Bulgarian name
- Сопот
- EKATTE code
- 68080
- Settlement classification
- Town
- Municipality
- Sopot (Сопот) (PDV43)
- Province
- Plovdiv (Пловдив) (PDV)
- Official elevation band (EKATTE)
- 300–499 m Settlement classification band, not a plot survey
Research healthcare, transport and utilities
These are research sources, not verified services at this address. A municipality-level provider list does not prove that any particular village has a GP, railway stop, bus, mains water or functioning electrical connection.
- Doctors and healthcare: NHIF official contracted medical practitioners search ↗ and UK-to-Bulgaria healthcare guide. Search by the appropriate municipality or province; verify practice locations, new-patient acceptance and opening hours directly.
- Trains: Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) current journey planner ↗. Check the nearest station and date of travel. A listed municipality does not mean your village has a station.
- Local buses and roads: ask the municipality or transport operator for current routes, stops and winter schedules. Transport research checklist.
- Electricity: ERM West ↗, Elektrorazpredelenie Yug ↗, and Electrodistribution North ↗. Identify the actual network operator and obtain written connection conditions for the cadastral plot. Read the rural utilities guide.
- Water, wastewater and waste collection: ask the serving water company and municipality for specific connection feasibility, metering, drainage and collection arrangements. Do not infer that a neighbouring house has the same services.
Official sources checked 17 October 2026; individual providers, routes, opening hours and services are not yet locally verified. How to verify before buying ↗
Pharmacy permits recorded in this settlement
The national Bulgarian pharmacy-permit register currently lists 3 active permit entries with the pharmacy location coded to this exact settlement (EKATTE 68080). These are permits, not confirmation of current opening, available medicine, or access. Both the original Bulgarian address and an English transliteration are shown; the English line is a reading aid, not a verified postal translation. Confirm before travelling.
- EKSPERT MEDIKAL OOD (ЕКСПЕРТ МЕДИКАЛ ООД)
English address: Town Sopot, Boulevard Ivan Vazov No. 44
Bulgarian address: гр. Сопот, бул. Иван Вазов № 44
Active permit listed:
АП-1602000819-3. Published operating hours, medicine stock and accepting patients have not been independently verified. - ET FANTs - STEFAN ANASTASOV (ЕТ ФЪНЦ - СТЕФАН АНАСТАСОВ )
English address: Town Sopot, Street Ivan Vazov 58
Bulgarian address: гр. Сопот, ул. Иван Вазов 58
Active permit listed:
АП-3426. Published operating hours, medicine stock and accepting patients have not been independently verified. - DUBAKO EOOD (ДУБАКО ЕООД)
English address: Town Sopot, Street Ivan Vazov No. 25
Bulgarian address: гр. Сопот, ул. Иван Вазов № 25
Active permit listed:
АП-1602003764. Published operating hours, medicine stock and accepting patients have not been independently verified.
Original Bulgarian public pharmacy permit register · Reviewed 18 October 2026 · Review due 18 November 2026.
Municipality contacts for local enquiries
Responsible municipality: Sopot (Сопот) (PDV43).
Published municipal website: http://www.sopot-municipality.com.
Published email: obshtina@sopot.bg (inbox receipt untested).
Ask the municipality about local administrative enquiries, building-permit procedures and council services. This is a municipality-level contact, not proof of a local office, healthcare provider, bus connection, utility connection or accessible service in this village.
Contact source captured 2026-10-17. Details can change; confirm with the authority before travel or sending personal information. Published authority source ↗
Population at 31 December 2025
7,193 residents recorded by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute; 3,416 male and 3,777 female.
This dated town-level statistic is not a current headcount. Official NSI source ↗.
Nearby places and administrative centre
This settlement is the municipality's administrative centre.
Five geographically closest other officially recorded settlements within the same province:
- Anevo (Анево) (2.7 km straight-line)
- Karlovo (Карлово) (4.5 km straight-line)
- Moskovets (Московец) (5.0 km straight-line)
- Dabene (Дъбене) (6.3 km straight-line)
- Iganovo (Иганово) (6.6 km straight-line)
Distances use official NSI 2025.1 settlement reference coordinates and a straight-line calculation. They are not road distances, journey times, accessible routes, evidence of shops or medical services, or parcel locations. A place in a neighbouring province may be closer than those listed. Official NSI spatial data ↗.
Local landscape and terrain
Town or city in lower ground amid higher surrounding terrain surroundings. Approximate elevation at the settlement reference point: 513 m; sampled heights across a roughly 4 km area: 410–1,183 m.
Приблизителен релеф: ниско място сред по-висок околен терен. Надморска височина в точката: 513 м; изследван диапазон: 410–1,183 м.
Derived from Mapzen open elevation tiles around the official NSI settlement point, not an official land-use or mountain-region designation. This does not establish road access, vegetation, water, flood risk or property-level slope. Elevation source ↗; Attribution ↗.
Woodland, farmland and nearby land cover
The sampled surroundings show a mixed landscape rather than a single dominant mapped cover type.
2021 satellite sample: tree-covered land 36.7%; grassland 24.5%; cropland 20.4%; built-up land 16.3%.
В изследваната околност се наблюдава смесена земна покривка, без един преобладаващ тип. Проби от 2021 г.: територии с дървесна растителност 36.7%; тревни площи 24.5%; обработваеми земи 20.4%; застроени територии 16.3%.
ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m pixels), sampled at 49 positions across roughly 3 km by 3 km around the official NSI settlement point. Percentages describe the sampled points, not exact area shares, and are not a 2026 survey. This does not establish land ownership, farming permissions, planning zones, business activity, current vegetation or conditions of any property. ESA WorldCover source ↗; Dataset and citation ↗.
Businesses, shopping and everyday services
Locality: Sopot (Сопот) · Sopot (Сопот) · Plovdiv (Пловдив).
We found 19 mapped research records associated with this settlement. These are possible local businesses and facilities, not a verified inventory of operating premises. The mapping method cannot prove that a feature is within the village or town boundary.
Mapped categories include: 3 × Restaurant; 2 × Postal or courier service; 2 × Hotel; 2 × Guest house; 1 × Cash machine (ATM); 1 × Supermarket.
Named mapped leads worth checking
- Coop (Кооп) · Supermarket (Супермаркет) · View mapped source ↗
- Ekont (Еконт) · Postal or courier service (Пощенски или куриерски услуги) (public or community facility, not a commercial shop) · View mapped source ↗
- Post (Поща) · Postal or courier service (Пощенски или куриерски услуги) (public or community facility, not a commercial shop) · View mapped source ↗
- Bankomat (Банкомат) · Cash machine (ATM) (Банкомат) · View mapped source ↗
- Dobrila (Ресторант „Добрила“) · Restaurant (Ресторант) · View mapped source ↗
- Petela Bar (Петела Bar & Dinner) · Restaurant (Ресторант) · View mapped source ↗
- Nest.bg (Гнездото (Nest.bg)) · Guest house (Къща за гости) · View mapped source ↗
- Humsafar Bar · Bar (Бар) · View mapped source ↗
- Bicycle shop (Магазин за велосипеди) · Bicycle shop (Веломагазин) · View mapped source ↗
- omni.bg · Computer shop / repairs (Компютърен магазин) · View mapped source ↗
- Sky Camp · Free-flight equipment retailer (Екипировка за свободен полет) · View mapped source ↗
- A1 (А1) · Mobile / telecoms shop (Телекомуникационен магазин) · View mapped source ↗
- Orazheen magazin (Оръжеен магазин) · Weapons retailer (regulated) (Магазин за оръжия) · View mapped source ↗
- Humsafar Glamping Place · Campsite (Къмпинг) · View mapped source ↗
- Complex Shterev (Комплекс Щерев) · Hotel (Хотел) · View mapped source ↗
- Sportna zala (Спортна зала) · Sports centre (Спортен център) · View mapped source ↗
A selection of 16 is shown. See the full mapped research dataset using the link below.
Browse mapped businesses for this settlement · Search Google Maps for local services ↗ · Municipality services and settlements
Evidence: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), research snapshot. Attribution and licence ↗. Mapped names, service classifications and associations are unverified leads. No opening hours or active-business status is asserted. Suggest a correction.
How this place compares within its municipality
The 2025 NSI statistical population is 7,193 residents. Among the 2 settlements in Sopot municipality with published numeric totals, this is rank 1 by population (counting joint ranks for equal totals). This is a settlement-size comparison, not a judgement about amenities or quality of life.
Comparable settlements in this municipality (NSI 2025):
- Anevo (Анево): 893 residents
What the physical geography means when researching property
The sampled surrounding terrain is lower-lying among higher surrounding ground; terrain elevation is approximately 513 metres at the official settlement coordinate. ESA WorldCover indicates a mixed surrounding landscape, without a single dominant mapped class.
- The sampled area contains differing ground cover, so the conditions at one property may not represent its neighbours. Check the particular parcel.
- Consult official flood-hazard maps and inspect drainage on the specific plot. Lower terrain is not, on its own, proof of flood exposure.
These are research prompts derived from mapped evidence, not findings about a particular road, property, business or planning decision. A village can vary considerably from its sampled surroundings.
Based on the NSI statistical settlement population at 31 December 2025, NSI EKATTE identities, Mapzen/Tilezen terrain samples and ESA WorldCover 2021 land-cover samples. Analysis assembled by PluginPip Ltd. These sources do not prove current local services or property permissions. NSI population ↗; Terrain data ↗; ESA land-cover data ↗. Suggest a correction.
What still needs local verification
Current residents, local shops, water and electricity connections, school and medical services, road condition, mobile coverage, property prices and local flood risk are not verified for this settlement. Check each at the address and with the relevant municipality or service provider.
Plan a useful visit
- Check travel time and public transport to the municipal centre.
- Ask about year-round food shopping and healthcare.
- Check the exact plot identifier, road access and utility availability.
- Visit in different weather and speak with local residents.
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Source: NSI official EKATTE 2025 administrative register. Population figures are deliberately omitted until matched to a dated NSI population record for this exact EKATTE identity. This profile combines official settlement evidence and satellite-derived landscape analysis; operational local services and individual property conditions still require independent checking.