Map of Sliven, Bulgaria

Sliven is the administrative centre of Sliven, Bulgaria, with a population of about 83,740. It lies at 42.6858°N, 26.3292°E. Sliven is about 246 km (153 mi) east of Sofia, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yambol, 27 km to the southeast.

Sliven at a glance

Where is Sliven?

• The 8th largest city in Bulgaria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sliven

• Yambol — 27 km southeast
• Stara Zagora — 63 km southwest
• Targovishte — 66 km north
• Veliko Tŭrnovo — 72 km northwest
• Kazanlak — 76 km west
• Shumen — 81 km northeast
• Gabrovo — 84 km west
• Dimitrovgrad — 93 km southwest
• Burgas — 95 km east
• Haskovo — 105 km southwest

Largest cities in Bulgaria

• Sofia — 1,152,556
• Plovdiv — 329,489
• Varna — 318,737
• Burgas — 210,646
• Stara Zagora — 121,582
• Ruse — 121,168
• Pleven — 90,209
• Pernik — 82,467
• Shumen — 72,342
• Dobrich — 69,434

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.