Municipality

Zhiten

Local name: Житен

Located in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital Coordinates: 42°49′00″ N 23°15′00″ E

Location in Bulgaria

Population: 715; 715
Elevation: 534 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Zhiten
When to go: May–JuneSeptember; See the climate
Airports: SOF Sofia Airport19 km; INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport127 km

About Zhiten

Zhiten is a municipality. Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Population: 715. Elevation: 534 m.

From Wikipedia

Zhiten (Bulgarian: Житен) is a village in Novi Iskar district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 15 km northwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 606 inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 5.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Zhiten over time

Population of Zhiten over time
2014		622
2015		631
2016		650
2017		651
2018		644
2019		647
2020		644
2021		638
2022		715
2023		704
2024		693
2025		696

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zhiten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month: July (day 27°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: May (77 mm)
Driest month: January (33 mm)

3° -5°

6° -4°

11° -1°

16° 4°

21° 8°

25° 12°

27° 13°

27° 13°

23° 9°

17° 4°

9° 0°

5° -3°

Jan

33

Feb

36

Mar

43

Apr

55

May

77

Jun

77

Jul

64

Aug

51

Sep

43

Oct

44

Nov

51

Dec

42

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table

Climate of Zhiten
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	6°	11°	16°	21°	25°	27°	27°	23°	17°	9°	5°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	-1°	4°	8°	12°	13°	13°	9°	4°	0°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	33	36	43	55	77	77	64	51	43	44	51	42

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Zhiten

The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 15 km to the southeast.

Airports

Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 19 kmsoutheast
Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 127 kmnorthwest
Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 156 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Sofia Population: 1.2M 15 kmsoutheast
Niš Population: 250K 123 kmnorthwest
Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 144 kmsoutheast
Craiova Population: 234.1K 172 kmnorth
Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 201 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Zhiten

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 28 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

City Garden Attraction 15 kmSE
Ivan Vazov National Theatre Attraction 15 kmSE
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Landmark 20 kmS
Borisova Gradina TV Tower Landmark 17 kmSE

25–60 km6 places

Vidlich Mountain 51 kmNW
Vlaška Planina Mountain 56 kmW
Erma River 54 kmNW
Vetren Mountain 56 kmW

60–100 km26 places

Trem Mountain 97 kmNW
Ostrozub Mountain 83 kmW
Kruševica Mountain 91 kmW
Gramada Mountain 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zhiten

1 place

Zhiten

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ivan Vazov National Theatre Attraction, Municipality of the Capital
15 km SE
National Art Gallery Museum, Municipality of the Capital
15 km SE
City Garden Attraction, Municipality of the Capital
15 km SE
Earth and Man National Museum Museum, Municipality of the Capital
16 km S
Borisova Gradina TV Tower Landmark, Municipality of the Capital
17 km SE
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Landmark, Municipality of the Capital
20 km S

Zhiten

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources