Mladost, Sofia

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Mladost (Bulgarian: Младост) is an urban municipality in Sofia. As of 2006 it has 110,852 inhabitants which makes it the second most populous municipality in the capital. It is among the most modern and fast developping areas of Sofia and is a good place for investment. Business Park Sofia located in one of the neighbourhoods.

Contents 1 Economy 2 Transportation 3 Education and health 4 References

[edit] Economy

The municipality has a flourishing economy. There are two industrial and scientific zones, "Iztok" and "Gorublyane". "Iztok" has an area of 201 ha and specialises in the production of electronics, machinery and press industry. There are a number of important scientific institutes including the Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology; Library Institute; Institute of Electronics; Institute of Astronomy; Institute of Physics of the Solid Objects; Institute of nuclear Energy and Nuclear Research; Central Laboratoty of Solar and Alternative Energy and others. The other zone is located near to the "Gorublyane" neighbourhood. There are food-processing factories and an Institute of Brewery and Hops Production.

The service sector is very important. There are 11 hypermarkets (Metro, Kaufland, Billa, Praktiker, Fantastico, COMO, Technopolis, Technomarket and others); several trade centres; many office buildings, supermarkets and different automobile dealerships such as Toyota, BMW, Volvo, Opel; 3,268 trade shops. Several business centres are planned or under construction. The unemployment in the municipality is 4,2%.

[edit] Transportation

The roads on the territory of the municipality are generally in a good condition. The public transport includes bus and trolley lines as well as fixed route taxis. Great improvement in the transport system is expected with the expansion of the Sofia Metro in the near future which is going to ease the communications with the central and western neighbourhoods of the city.

[edit] Education and health

There are 15 schools and 16 kindergartens in Mladost as well as 4 chitalishta. Around 10,100 pupils attend the schools and 1,800 children attend the kindergartens.

The municipality has 4 polyclinics and the Metroplitan Oncology Dispencary. The most important hospital is "Sveta Anna" (Saint Anna) with around 900 beds.

[edit] References

Mladost in the Official Site of the Capital Municipality

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