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Bucharest

Bucureşti
Municipality




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Banner o Bucharest
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Coat of airms o Bucharest
Coat airms
Eik-name(s):
Paris o the East, Little Paris[1]
Bucharest is located in Roumainie
Bucharest
Bucharest
Location in Romanie
Coordinates:44°25′57″N26°6′14″E/ 44.43250°N 26.10389°E/44.43250; 26.10389Coordinates:44°25′57″N26°6′14″E/ 44.43250°N 26.10389°E/44.43250; 26.10389
KintraRomanie
CoontyNane1
First attestit1459
Govrenment
•MayorSorin Oprescu(Independent)
Area
• Municipality228 km2(88 sq mi)
• Urban
285 km2(110 sq mi)
Elevation
55.8–91.5 m (183.1–300.2 ft)
Population
(2011 census)[4][5]
• Municipality1,677,985
• Rank1st in Romanie
• Density8518.6/km2(22,063/sq mi)
•Urban
1,930,000
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)
Postal Code
0xxxxx
Area code(s)+40 x1
Caur plateB
WebsiteOffeecial steid
1Romanie law stipulates that Bucharest haes aspecial admeenistrative statuswhich is equal tae that o a coonty.

Bucharest(Romanie:București,[bukuˈreʃtʲ](listen)) is thecaipitalceety,cultural, industrial, an financial centre oRomanie.It is the lairgest ceety in Romanie, locatit in the sootheast o the kintra, at44°25′57″N26°06′14″E/ 44.43250°N 26.10389°E/44.43250; 26.10389,an lies on the banks o theDâmbovița River.

Bucharest wis first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Syne then it haes gane through a variety o chynges, becomin the state caipital o Romanie in 1862 an steadily consolidatin its position as the centre o the Romanian mass media, cultur an airts. Its eclectic architectur is a mix o historical (neo-classical),interbellum(BauhausanArt Deco), Communist-era an modren. In the period atween the twa Warld Wars, the ceety's elegant airchitectur an the sophistication o its elite earned Bucharest the nickname o the "Little Paris o the East" (Micul Paris).[6]Although mony biggins an destricts in the historic centre wur damaged or destroyed bi war, earthquakes anNicolae Ceaușescu's program oseestematization,mony survived. In recent years, the ceety haes been experiencin an economic an cultural boom.[7]

According tae2011 census,1,883,425 indwallers live within the ceety leemits,[4]a decrease frae the figure recordit at the 2002 census.[2]Theurban aurieextends beyond the leemits o Bucharest proper an haes a population o 1.93 million fowk.[3][8]Addin the satellite touns aroond the urban aurie, the proponedmetropolitan aurieo Bucharest would hae a population o 2.27 million fowk.[9]Accordin taeEurostat,Bucharest haes aLairger Urban Zoneo 2,151,880 residents.[5]Accordin tae unoffeecial data, the population is mair nor 3 million.[10]Bucharest is the 6tlairgest ceetyin theEuropean Unionbi population within ceety leemits, efterLunnon,Berlin,Madrid,Roum,anParis.

Economically, Bucharest is the maist prosperous ceety in Romanie[11]an is ane o the main industrial centres an transportation hubs oEastren Europe.The ceety haes a broad range o convention facilities, educational facilities, cultural venues, shoppin arcades an recreational auries.

The ceety proper is admeenistratively kent as the Municipality o Bucharest (Municipiul București), an haes the same admrrnistrative level as acoonty,being further subdividit intae saxsectors.

Etymology[eedit|eedit soorce]

The name oBucurhaes an uncertain oreegin: tradition connects the foondin o Bucharest wi the name o Bucur who wis either a prince, an ootlaw, a fisherman, a shepherd, or a hunter, accordin tae different legends.[12] In Romanian the wird stembucurmeans 'glad', 'joy'.

The offeecial ceety name in full isThe Municipality o Bucharest(Romanie:Municipiul București).

A native or resident o Bucharest is criedBucharester(Romanie:bucureștean).

The name is relatit wi Romanian bucurie ( "joy" ), haein a cognate in Albanian, bukur ( "bonnie" ) an aa Bukuresht ( It's bonnie ).

Internaitional relations[eedit|eedit soorce]

Relatit page:Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Romanie

Twin touns—Sister ceeties[eedit|eedit soorce]

Thetwin touns an sister citieso Bucharest are leetit ablo:

References[eedit|eedit soorce]

  1. ↑"Paris of the east".The Irish Times.5 Mey 2009. Archived fraethe originalon 4 Juin 2012.Retrieved14 Apryle2011.
  2. ↑abINS."Romanian Statistical Yearbook"(PDF)(in Inglis).Retrieved12 Februar2009.
  3. ↑ab"Demographia World Urban Areas & Population Projections"(PDF).Retrieved14 Apryle2011.
  4. ↑ab"Official data for 2011 census"(in Romanian).INSSE.4 Julie 2013. Archived fraethe originalon 6 Julie 2013.Retrieved4 Julie2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  5. ↑ab"Urban Audit: Bucharest Profile".Archived fraethe originalon 8 November 2011.Retrieved14 Apryle2011.
  6. ↑Bucharest, the small Paris of the EastArchived2006-02-21 at theWayback Machine,on the Museums from Romania web site.
  7. ↑Bucica, 2000, p.6.
  8. ↑XIX Meeting of METREX Network, Nürnberg, 15–18 June 2005.""Bucharest: Few expectations for urban development ", page 29"(PDF)(in Inglis). Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 26 Februar 2008.Retrieved7 Mairch2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
  9. ↑"Adevarul: The BMZ in numbers".Retrieved29 September2011.
  10. ↑"EVZ".Archived fraethe originalon 21 Mairch 2009.Retrieved1 Juin2009.
  11. ↑PriceWaterhouseCoopers GlobalRegional Attractiveness Report RomaniaArchived2006-03-13 at theWayback Machine
  12. ↑"DEX online – Cautare: bucur".Dexonline.ro.Retrieved7 Julie2009.
  13. ↑"Twinning Cities: International Relations"(PDF).Municipality of Tirana.tirana.gov.al. Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 16 Februar 2008.Retrieved23 Juin2009.
  14. ↑Wikisource.org(in Portuguese)
  15. ↑"Pesquisa de Legislação Municipal – No 14471".Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo [Municipality of the City of São Paulo](in Portuguese). Archived fraethe originalon 18 October 2011.Retrieved23 August2013.Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (help)
  16. ↑Lei Municipal de São Paulo 14471 de 2007WikiSource(in Portuguese)
  17. ↑"International Relations – São Paulo City Hall – Official Sister Cities".Prefeitura.sp.gov.br.Retrieved14 Apryle2011.
  18. ↑abcdefgh"Academy of Economic Studies – Short History of Bucharest".Ase.edu.ro. Archived fraethe originalon 11 Mey 2008.Retrieved31 Januar2010.
  19. ↑"Sister Cities".Beijing Municipal Government. Archived fraethe originalon 17 Januar 2010.Retrieved23 Juin2009.
  20. ↑"Oraşe înfrăţite (Twin cities of Minsk)[via WaybackMachine.com]"(in Romanian). Primăria Municipiului Chişinău.Archivedfrae the original on 3 September 2012.Retrieved21 Julie2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  21. ↑"Sister Cities of Manila".2008–2009 City Government of Manila. Archived fraethe originalon 6 August 2009.Retrieved2 Julie2009.
  22. ↑"Kardeş Kentleri Listesi ve 5 Mayıs Avrupa Günü Kutlaması[via WaybackMachine.com]"(in Turkish). Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi – Tüm Hakları Saklıdır. Archived fraethe originalon 14 Januar 2009.Retrieved21 Julie2013.
  23. ↑"Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: Cities which signed Sistership, Cooperation and Goodwill treaties with Istanbul"(PDF).Retrieved15 December2012.
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