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Bucharest

Little Paris

Capital and largest city of Romania.

Statements about Bucharest

Located in Time Zone

UTC+02:00

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Instance Of

Municipality of Romania
First-Level Administrative Division
Big City
College Town
Largest City
Characteristic Of
:
Romania

Twinned Administrative Body

24 items
Amman
 (1999 - )
Start Time
: 1999
Ankara
Athens
Atlanta
Beijing
Budapest
Chișinău
Tbilisi
 (2009 - )
Start Time
: 2009
Regina
Lagos
Detroit
Tirana
Rio De Janeiro
Sofia
Montreal
Manila
Moscow
Istanbul
London
Most
San Francisco
Damascus
Nicosia Municipality
 (2004 - )
Start Time
: 2004
São Paulo

Postal Code

010011–062397

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Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Romania

Coordinate Location

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44.4134°N 26.0978°E

Award Received

Croix De Guerre 1914–1918

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Shares Border With

Chiajna
Ciorogârla
Otopeni
Măgurele
Domnești
Chitila
Pantelimon
Popești-Leordeni
Ilfov County

Capital Of

11 items
Kingdom of Romania
 (5/22/1881 - 12/30/1947)
Start Time
: 5/22/1881
End Time
: 12/30/1947
Romania
 (12/22/1989 - )
Start Time
: 12/22/1989
Socialist Republic of Romania
 (8/21/1965 - 12/22/1989)
Start Time
: 8/21/1965
End Time
: 12/22/1989
Principality of Wallachia
 (1459 - 2/5/1859)
Replaces
:
Târgoviște
Start Time
: 1459
End Time
: 2/5/1859
United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia
 (2/5/1859 - 5/22/1881)
Start Time
: 2/5/1859
End Time
: 5/22/1881
National Legionary State
 (September 1940 - January 1941)
Start Time
: September 1940
End Time
: January 1941
Ilfov County
 (1997 - )
Start Time
: 1997
Ilfov County
 (2/16/1968 - 1/23/1981)
Start Time
: 2/16/1968
End Time
: 1/23/1981
București Region
 (9/6/1950 - 2/26/1968)
Start Time
: 9/6/1950
End Time
: 2/26/1968
Ilfov County
 ( - 9/6/1950)
End Time
: 9/6/1950
Romanian People's Republic
 (12/30/1947 - 8/21/1965)
Start Time
: 12/30/1947
End Time
: 8/21/1965

Commons Gallery

București

Nickname

Micul Paris
Paris of the Balkans

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Dâmbovița River

Official Website

https://www.pmb.ro/

Permanent Duplicated Item

București

Native Label

București
Pronunciation Audio
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Pronunciation Audio
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#CommonsMedia

Official Name

București

Elevation Above Sea Level

70 metre

Legislative Body

Bucharest City Council

Described by Source

Sytin Military Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25373215
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24350960
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24958959
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24763193
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Bucharest
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q43472473
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Bucharest
Meyer’s Universum, Sechzehnter Band
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Bucharest
Publication Date
: 1854

Area

226 square kilometre

Inception

1459

Demonym

11 items
Bucharester
Bukareŝtano
Bukarester
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Bukaresterin
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Bukaresterinnen
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
Bucarestoise
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Bucarestois
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
bucureștean
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
bucureșteancă
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Bukareščan
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Bukareščanka
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular

Country

Principality of Wallachia
 (9/29/1459 - 2/4/1859)
Start Time
: 9/29/1459
End Time
: 2/4/1859
United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia
 (2/5/1859 - 5/21/1866)
Start Time
: 2/5/1859
End Time
: 5/21/1866
Kingdom of Romania
 (5/22/1866 - 12/29/1947)
Start Time
: 5/22/1866
End Time
: 12/29/1947
Romanian People's Republic
 (12/30/1947 - 8/20/1965)
Start Time
: 12/30/1947
End Time
: 8/20/1965
Socialist Republic of Romania
 (8/21/1965 - 12/27/1989)
Start Time
: 8/21/1965
End Time
: 12/27/1989
Romania
 (12/27/1989 - )
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Recent Value
Start Time
: 12/27/1989

Head of Government

53 items
Traian Băsescu
 (2000 - 2004)
Start Time
: 2000
End Time
: 2004
Adriean Videanu
 (2005 - 2008)
Start Time
: 2005
End Time
: 2008
Sorin Oprescu
 (2008 - 2014)
Start Time
: 2008
End Time
: 2014
Gabriela Firea
 (6/23/2016 - 10/29/2020)
Start Time
: 6/23/2016
End Time
: 10/29/2020
Viorel Lis
 (1/16/1997 - 11/13/1998)
Start Time
: 1/16/1997
End Time
: 11/13/1998
End Time
: 6/26/2000
Victor Ciorbea
 (6/19/1996 - 12/12/1996)
Start Time
: 6/19/1996
End Time
: 12/12/1996
Crin Halaicu
 (2/23/1992 - 6/19/1996)
Start Time
: 2/23/1992
End Time
: 6/19/1996
Doru Viorel Pană
 (9/3/1991 - 2/23/1992)
Start Time
: 9/3/1991
End Time
: 2/23/1992
Nicolae Viorel Oproiu
 (11/18/1990 - 9/2/1991)
Start Time
: 11/18/1990
End Time
: 9/2/1991
Ștefan-Constantin Ciurel
 (7/24/1990 - 11/16/1990)
Start Time
: 7/24/1990
End Time
: 11/16/1990
Dan Predescu
 (1/20/1990 - 7/23/1990)
Start Time
: 1/20/1990
End Time
: 7/23/1990
Barbu Petrescu
 (2/7/1989 - 12/22/1989)
Start Time
: 2/7/1989
End Time
: 12/22/1989
Barbu Vlădoianu
 (8/7/1864 - 10/14/1865)
Start Time
: 8/7/1864
End Time
: 10/14/1865
Constantin I. Iliescu
 (November 1865 - March 1866)
Start Time
: November 1865
End Time
: March 1866
Dimitrie Brătianu
 (March 1866 - 2/28/1867)
Start Time
: March 1866
End Time
: 2/28/1867
Panait Costache
 (3/1/1867 - November 1868)
Start Time
: 3/1/1867
End Time
: November 1868
Sorin Oprescu
 (6/18/2008 - 9/15/2015)
Start Time
: 6/18/2008
End Time
: 9/15/2015
Adriean Videanu
 (April 2005 - June 2008)
Start Time
: April 2005
End Time
: June 2008
Traian Băsescu
 (6/26/2000 - 12/20/2004)
Start Time
: 6/26/2000
End Time
: 12/20/2004
Panait Iatropol
 (November 1868 - May 1869)
Start Time
: November 1868
End Time
: May 1869
Prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
 (May 1869 - 1/31/1870)
Start Time
: May 1869
End Time
: 1/31/1870
Eftimie Diamandescu
 (February 1870 - September 1870)
Start Time
: February 1870
End Time
: September 1870
Nicușor Dan
 (10/29/2020 - 5/23/2025)
Start Time
: 10/29/2020
End Time
: 5/23/2025
Dimitrie Cariagdi
 (December 1878 - November 1883)
Start Time
: December 1878
End Time
: November 1883
Christian Tell
 (November 1870 - January 1871)
Start Time
: November 1870
End Time
: January 1871
C. A. Rosetti
 (January 1871 - March 1871)
Start Time
: January 1871
End Time
: March 1871
Constantin N. Brăiloiu
 (6/1/1873 - 9/30/1873)
Start Time
: 6/1/1873
End Time
: 9/30/1873
Gheorghe Manu
 (10/4/1873 - 3/25/1877)
Start Time
: 10/4/1873
End Time
: 3/25/1877
C. A. Rosetti
 (4/2/1877 - August 1877)
Start Time
: 4/2/1877
End Time
: August 1877
Procopie Ioan Dumitrescu
 (August 1877 - November 1878)
Start Time
: August 1877
Start Time
: February 1910
End Time
: November 1878
End Time
: January 1911
Constantin Bosianu
 (December 1878 - December 1878)
Start Time
: December 1878
End Time
: December 1878
Michail Török
 (11/24/1883 - 1/30/1884)
Start Time
: 11/24/1883
End Time
: 1/30/1884
Nicolae Fleva
 (1/31/1884 - April 1886)
Start Time
: 1/31/1884
End Time
: April 1886
Grigore Cerchez
 (April 1886 - May 1886)
Start Time
: April 1886
End Time
: May 1886
N. Manolescu
 (June 1886 - 7/31/1886)
Start Time
: June 1886
End Time
: 7/31/1886
Ion I. Câmpineanu
 (11/21/1886 - April 1888)
Start Time
: 11/21/1886
End Time
: April 1888
Emanoil Protopopescu-Pake
 (April 1888 - December 1891)
Start Time
: April 1888
End Time
: December 1891
Dimitrie Orbescu
 (December 1891 - June 1892)
Start Time
: December 1891
End Time
: June 1892
Grigore Trandafil
 (June 1892 - 1/31/1893)
Start Time
: June 1892
End Time
: 1/31/1893
Nicolae Filipescu
 (2/9/1893 - 10/7/1895)
Start Time
: 2/9/1893
Start Time
: April 1899
End Time
: 10/7/1895
End Time
: June 1899
Petre S. Aurelian
 (October 1895 - 12/31/1895)
Start Time
: October 1895
End Time
: 12/31/1895
Constantin F. Robescu
 (1/1/1896 - April 1899)
Start Time
: 1/1/1896
End Time
: April 1899
Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea
 (June 1899 - February 1901)
Start Time
: June 1899
End Time
: February 1901
Emil Costinescu
 (February 1901 - April 1901)
Start Time
: February 1901
End Time
: April 1901
Mihail G. Cantacuzino
 (December 1904 - March 1907)
Start Time
: December 1904
End Time
: March 1907
Constantin Costescu-Comăneanu
 (April 1907 - June 1907)
Start Time
: April 1907
End Time
: June 1907
Vintilă Brătianu
 (June 1907 - February 1910)
Start Time
: June 1907
End Time
: February 1910
Dimitrie Dobrescu
 (January 1911 - October 1912)
Start Time
: January 1911
End Time
: October 1912
Constantin Istrati
 (October 1912 - March 1913)
Start Time
: October 1912
End Time
: March 1913
Ion Gheorghe Saita
 (January 1914 - March 1914)
Start Time
: January 1914
End Time
: March 1914
Victor Dombrovski
 (September 1938 - September 1940)
Start Time
: September 1938
End Time
: September 1940
Stelian Bujduveanu
 (5/23/2025 - 12/19/2025)
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Acting
Start Time
: 5/23/2025
End Time
: 12/19/2025
Ciprian Ciucu
 (12/19/2025 - )
Start Time
: 12/19/2025

Population

17 items
30,000 (1798)
Point in Time
: 1798
32,000 (1800)
Point in Time
: 1800
61,000 (1831)
Point in Time
: 1831
122,000 (1859)
Point in Time
: 1859
178,000 (1877)
Point in Time
: 1877
282,000 (1900)
Point in Time
: 1900
383,000 (1918)
Point in Time
: 1918
639,000 (1930)
Point in Time
: 1930
1,237,000 (1956)
Point in Time
: 1956
1,452,000 (1966)
Point in Time
: 1966
1,807,000 (1977)
Point in Time
: 1977
2,067,000 (1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
2,029,000 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
1,926,000 (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
1,929,000 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
1,883,425 (10/31/2011)
Unnamed
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Unnamed
:bug: P459
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Criterion Used
:
Resident Population
Point in Time
: 10/31/2011
1,716,961 (12/1/2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/1/2021

Licence Plate Code

B

Continent

Europe

Owner Of

26 items
Peasant Reading,
Q31008509
River Wash
Chailly Guard
Tents at Sunset
A Flower Among the Flowers
Portretul Marelui Ban Năsturel Herescu
Portrait of Zettine Urechia
Stadionul Național (1953)
The Old Lady with Geese
The Mocan
Autoportret
Q30158216
Bătrână Cârpind
Hut
Fisher Woman at Grandville
Smirdan Attack
Portrait of a Girl
Țărancă Cu Maramă'
Luminiș
Hanul De La Orăţii
Jew with Goose - a Romanian Jew Holding a Petition and a Goose for Bribery
Țărancă Din Muscel
Cheerful Peasant
Ghergani Gypsy
Stadionul Steaua

Office Held by Head of Government

Mayor of Bucharest

Geoshape

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of Bucharest

Economy of Topic

Economy of Bucharest

Montage Image

Related Category

Category:Bucharest-Related Lists
Unnamed
:bug: P4224

Present in Work

Civilization V
Subject Has Role
:
City-State

History of Topic

Timeline of Bucharest History
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