Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within... Wikipedia

• Development region:  București – Ilfov
• County:  Municipality of Bucharest
• First attested:  1459
• Founded by:  Vlad the Impaler
• Sectors:  6 sectors
• • Type:  Strong Mayor–Council
• • Mayor:  Nicușor Dan (Ind.)
• • Legislature:  General Council
• • EP:  Bucharest constituency
• Population (2021 census):  1,716,961
• • Estimate (January 2024):  1,719,958
• • Rank:  1st in Romania (8th in the EU)
• • Metro:  2,303,505 (Bucharest-Ilfov)
• Time zone:  EET (UTC+02:00)
• • Summer (DST):  EEST (UTC+03:00)
• Postal code:  0100xx-0201xx, 0201xx-0300xx, 0365xx
• Area code(s):  +40 31
• HDI (2025):  0.963 – very high
• Rapid transit system:  Metro
• International Airports:  Băneasa Airport, Otopeni Airport
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo