Bucharest

Bucharest (Romanie: București, [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ( listen)) is the caipital ceety, cultural, industrial, an financial centre o Romanie. It is the lairgest ceety in Romanie, locatit in the sootheast o the kintra, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E / 44.43250; 26.10389, an lies on the banks o the Dâmbovița River.

Bucharest Bucureşti
Municipality
Frae top, left tae richt: Colțea Hospital panorama • Romanian Athenaeum • Victory Avenue • Lipscani destrict, view taewart Caru' cu bere an Stavropoleos Monastery • Palace o Juistice • CEC Palace • Naitional Bank o Romanie • Floreasca pairk
Banner Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  Paris o the East, Little Paris[1]
Bucharest Location in Romanie
Coordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°6′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E / 44.43250; 26.10389 26°6′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E / 44.43250; 26.10389
Kintra	Romanie
Coonty	Nane1
First attestit	1459
Govrenment
• Mayor	Sorin Oprescu (Independent)
Area [2][3]
• Municipality	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)[4][5]
• Municipality	1,677,985
• Rank	1st in Romanie
• Density	8518.6/km2 (22,063/sq mi)
• Urban	1,930,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	0xxxxx
Area code(s)	+40 x1
Caur plate	B
Website	Offeecial steid
1Romanie law stipulates that Bucharest haes a special admeenistrative status which is equal tae that o a coonty.

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 (Bauhaus an Art 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 an Nicolae Ceaușescu's program o seestematization, mony survived. In recent years, the ceety haes been experiencin an economic an cultural boom.^[7]

According tae 2011 census, 1,883,425 indwallers live within the ceety leemits,^[4] a decrease frae the figure recordit at the 2002 census.^[2] The urban aurie extends 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 proponed metropolitan aurie o Bucharest would hae a population o 2.27 million fowk.^[9] Accordin tae Eurostat, Bucharest haes a Lairger Urban Zone o 2,151,880 residents.^[5] Accordin tae unoffeecial data, the population is mair nor 3 million.^[10] Bucharest is the 6t lairgest ceety in the European Union bi population within ceety leemits, efter Lunnon, Berlin, Madrid, Roum, an Paris.

Economically, Bucharest is the maist prosperous ceety in Romanie^[11] an is ane o the main industrial centres an transportation hubs o Eastren 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 a coonty, being further subdividit intae sax sectors.