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Bucharest
București | |
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Capital city and municipality | |
| City of Bucharest | |
Bucharest's skyline and University Square Romanian Athenaeum Palace of Parliament Central University Library Palace of Justice Floreasca CEC Palace King Michael I Park Bucharest Old Town City Gate Towers | |
 Flag  Coat of arms  Logo | |
| Nicknames: Paris of the East | |
| Motto(s): Patria și dreptul meu (The Homeland and my right) | |
  Bucharest Location of Bucharest in Romania  Bucharest Bucharest (Balkans)  Bucharest Bucharest (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°6′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Development region | București – Ilfov |
| County | Municipality of Bucharest |
| First attested | 1459 |
| Founded by | Vlad the Impaler |
| Sectors | 6 sectors |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Bănel Nicoliță (Ind.) |
| • Legislature | General Council |
| • EP | Bucharest constituency |
| Area [1] | |
| • Capital city and municipality | 240 km2 (93 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,803 km2 (696 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55.8–91.5 m (183.1–300.2 ft) |
| Population (2021 census)[3] | |
| • Capital city and municipality | 1,716,961 |
| • Estimate (January 2023)[2] | 1,739,297 |
| • Rank | 1st in Romania (8th in the EU) |
| • Density | 7,277/km2 (18,850/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,304,408 (Bucharest-Ilfov)[2] |
| • Metro density | 1,278/km2 (3,310/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Bucharester (en) bucureștean, bucureșteancă (ro) |
| GDP Nominal (2024) [4] | |
| • City | € 88.18 billion (25.4% of Romania) |
| • Metro | € 97.74 billion (28.2% of Romania) |
| • Per capita (City) | € 50,751[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 0100xx-0201xx, 0201xx-0300xx, 0365xx |
| Area code | +40 31 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.963[5] – very high |
| Rapid transit system | Metro |
| International Airports |
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| Website | www |
Bucharest (UK: /ˌbuːkəˈrɛst/ BOO-kə-REST, US: /ˈbuːkərɛst/ -rest; Romanian: București [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ⓘ) 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 a greater metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 240 km2 and comprises 6 districts (Sectoare), while the metropolitan area covers 1,811 km2 . Bucharest is a beta global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government.
Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum (Bauhaus, Art Deco, and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nicknames of Little Paris (Romanian: Micul Paris) or Paris of the East (Romanian: Parisul Estului).[6] Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nicolae Ceaușescu's program of systematization, many survived and have been renovated. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.[7][8] It is one of the fastest-growing high-tech cities in Europe, according to the Financial Times, CBRE, TechCrunch, and others.[9][10][11][12][13]
In 2016, the historical city centre was listed as 'endangered' by the World Monuments Watch.[14] In 2017, Bucharest was the European city with the highest growth of tourists who stay over night, according to the Mastercard Global Index of Urban Destinations.[15] As for the past two consecutive years, 2018 and 2019, Bucharest ranked as the European destination with the highest potential for development according to the same study.[16]
In January 2023, there were 1.74 million inhabitants living within the city limits,[2] and adding the satellite towns around the urban area, the proposed metropolitan area of Bucharest would have a population of 2.3 million people.[2] In 2020, the government used 2.5 million people as the basis for pandemic reports.[17] Bucharest is the eighth largest city in the European Union by population within city limits, behind Warsaw, Poland and one position ahead of Budapest, Hungary.
Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania and the richest capital and city in the region, having surpassed Budapest since 2017.[18][19][20]
The city has a number of large convention facilities, educational institutes, cultural venues, traditional 'shopping arcades' and recreational areas.
The city proper is administratively known as the 'Municipality of Bucharest' (Romanian: Municipiul București), and has the same administrative level as that of a national county, being further subdivided into six sectors, each governed by a local mayor.
- ^ "Romanian Statistical Yearbook (2022) – 1.8 Administrative organisation of Romanian territory, on December 31, 2021 (pg.17)" (PDF). INSSE. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "POP105A - Populația rezidentă la 1 Ianuarie pe grupe de vârste, sexe și medii de rezidență, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe". www.insse.ro/cms/en (in Romanian). INSSE (TEMPO - statiscal data). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b Multiple sources:
- "1.1. Valoarea produsului intern brut, pe judeţe şi regiuni – în RON (pg.3) / 1.2. Produsul intern brut pe locuitor, pe judeţe şi regiuni – în € (pg.5)" [1.1 Value of gross domestic product, by counties and regions - in RON (pg.3) / 1.2 Gross domestic product per capita, by counties and regions - in € (pg.5)] (PDF). www.cnp.ro. National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis - Romanian Government. January 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- "Principalii indicatori macroeconomici" [Main macroeconomic indicators] (PDF). www.cnp.ro. National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis - Romanian Government. February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024. Official exchange rate RON → EUR (€)
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Subnational HDI – Global Data Lab". Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Bucharest, the small Paris of the East Archived 21 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine, on the Museums from Romania web site.
- ^ Bucica, 2000, p. 6.
- ^ "Bucharest is Booming". qualitestgroup.com. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "High-Tech Cities: Have You Ever Tried Coffee in Bucharest?". Pentalog. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "How Romania became a popular tech destination". Financial Times. 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Bucharest, In The Top Of Cities With The Most Experts In High-Tech Industry". Romania Journal. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "10 Romanian startups to look out for in 2019 and beyond". eu-startups.com. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "The Silicon Valley of Transylvania". TechCrunch. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "- World Monuments Fund". Wmf.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Mastercard study: Bucharest is the European city with the highest growth of tourists' number". business-review.eu. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Bucharest has highest potential for development in Europe". travelandtourworld.com. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Bâlbele autorităţilor: Populaţia Capitalei, o enigmă. Aşadar, nici rata de infectare la mia de locuitori nu e clară –Document". adevarul.ro. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ PriceWaterhouseCoopers Global Regional Attractiveness Report Romania Archived 13 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Do people in Bucharest really live better than people in Budapest?". Daily News Hungary. 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Romania's regions. Bucharest is now richer than Budapest, Banat and Transylvania are more developed than most of Hungary, EU data show". Business Review. 27 February 2019.