Bucharest
Bucharest
București | |
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Capital City | |
Nickname: Paris of the East | |
Motto(s): "The Homeland and My Right" | |
Coordinates:44°25′57″N26°6′14″E/ 44.43250°N 26.10389°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | None1 |
First attested | 1459 |
Government | |
•Mayor | Sorin Oprescu(Independent) |
• Prefect | Georgeta Gavrila |
Area | |
• Capital City | 228 km2(88 sq mi) |
• Urban | 285 km2(110 sq mi) |
Elevation | 55.8–91.5 m (183.1–300.2 ft) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Capital City | 1,883,425 |
• Rank | 1st in Romania |
• Density | 8,260/km2(21,400/sq mi) |
•Urban | 1,931,000 |
•Metro | 2,272,1632 |
Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Postal Code | 0xxxxx |
Area code | +40 x1 |
Car plate | B |
Website | Official site |
1Romanian law stipulates that Bucharest has aspecial administrative statuswhich is equal to that of a County; 2Bucharest metropolitan areais a proposed project. |
Bucharestis thecapital cityofRomania.It is the largest city in the country. The city has apopulationof 1.9 million people.[1]It is made up of 6 "sectors". It has ahumid continental climate(Cfain theKoeppen climate classification). It became the capital ofRomaniain 1862. It is the centre of Romanian media,cultureandart.Bucharest is the 6th largest city in theEuropean Unionby population within city limits.
According to European standards, Bucharest is an old city. The first mention of it appears in 1459. Its eclectic architecture is a mixture of historical, transitional,Communistand modern styles. In the period between the twoWorld Wars,thanks to the elegant urban architecture and ingenuity of the urban elite, Bucharest was named "Paris of the East", or "Little Paris" (Micul Paris).