Sofia Province (,
Sofiyska oblast) is a
province (
oblast) of
Bulgaria. The province does not include
Sofia in its territories, but Sofia remains its administrative center. The province borders on the provinces of
Pernik,
Kyustendil,
Blagoevgrad,
Pazardzhik,
Plovdiv,
Lovech,
Vratsa,
Montana and "
Sofia-Capital" (which is in a separate
oblast, see Sofia Administration), to the northwest there is border with
Serbia.