Serdika

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The back side of the Central Bus Station
The back side of the Central Bus Station

Serdica (Bulgarian: Сердика) is an urban municipality located in the center of the capital Sofia. It includes four neighbourhoods: "Fondovi zhilishta"; "Banishora", "Orlandovtsi" and "Malashevtsi" as well as the central parts of "Draz mahala". It has an area of 17.53 km² that counts for 1,3% of the total Capital Municipality area and 8,8% of the city proper. As of 2006 Serdica has a population of 52,918.

There are 6 kindergartens, 13 schools and 6 chitalishta in the territory of the municipality. Healthcare infrastructure includes II and V City Hospitals; Institute of Transport Medicine and two polyclinics. The Central Railway Station; Central Bus Station and Lavov most are also located in Serdica.

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