Municipality of Bucharest
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Bucharest București |
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From top, left to right: Colțea Hospital panorama • Romanian Athenaeum • Victory Avenue • Lipscani district, view towards Caru' cu bere and Stavropoleos Monastery • Palace of Justice • CEC Palace • National Bank of Romania • Floreasca park
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| Nickname(s): Micul Paris (The Little Paris), Paris of the East |
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| Motto: Patria și dreptul meu (The Homeland and my right) |
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 Bucharest
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| Coordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°6′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E | |||
| Country | Romania | ||
| County | Nonea | ||
| First attested | 1459 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Gabriela Firea | ||
| • Prefect | Paul Petrovan | ||
| 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 | 2,272,163b | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 0xxxxx | ||
| Area code(s) | +40 x1 | ||
| Car plate prefix | B | ||
| Website | pmb |
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a Romanian law stipulates that Bucharest has a special administrative status which is equal to that of a County; bBucharest metropolitan area is a proposed project. |
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Bucharest (/ˈbjuːkərɛst/; Romanian: București, pronounced [bukuˈreʃtʲ] 
listen ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°ECoordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than 60 km (37.3 mi) north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border.
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