Map of Shumen, Bulgaria

Shumen is the administrative centre of Shumen, Bulgaria, with a population of about 72,342. It lies at 43.2706°N, 26.9229°E. Shumen is about 300 km (186 mi) east of Sofia, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Targovishte, 28 km to the west.

Shumen at a glance

Where is Shumen?

• The 10th largest city in Bulgaria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 58 min on the shortest day to 15 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shumen

• Targovishte — 28 km west
• Dobrich — 81 km northeast
• Varna — 81 km east
• Sliven — 81 km southwest
• Yambol — 94 km south
• Burgas — 96 km southeast
• Ruse — 101 km northwest
• Giurgiu — 103 km northwest, Romania
• Veliko Tŭrnovo — 107 km west
• Gabrovo — 136 km west

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
• Sliven — 83,740
• Pernik — 82,467
• 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.