What is the population of Bucharest?

The population of Bucharest is 1,929,000.

Where is Bucharest located?

Bucharest is located at latitude 44.4322500 and longitude 26.1062600. It is in Romania.

What is the area of Bucharest?

The area of Bucharest is 226 km².

What time zone is Bucharest in?

Bucharest is in the Europe/Bucharest time zone.

How has the population of Bucharest changed?

The population of Bucharest has increased from 30,000 (1798) to 1,929,000 (2005), a change of 6330%.

Bucharest, Bucureşti

Bucharest: Located in the southeastern part of Romania, the country's capital and largest city serves as its main political, economic, and cultural center.

Bucharest locator map — Location of Bucharest on Bucureşti map.

Quick Facts about Bucharest

Population	1,929,000
Country	Principality of Wallachia, Romanian People's Republic, Romania, Socialist Republic of Romania, United Principalities, Romania
State	Bucureşti (Romania)
County	Municipiul Bucureşti
Postal code	010011–062397
Plate code	B
Area	226 km²
Official name	București
Continent	Europe
Latitude & Longitude	44.4323,26.1063
Legislative body	Bucharest City Council
Altitude	230 feet / 70 meters
Capital city	Bucharest is capital of National Legionary State, Romania, United Principalities, Principality of Wallachia, Socialist Republic of Romania, Kingdom of Romania
Establishment	January 01, 1459 (567 years ago)
Time Zone	UTC+02:00
Local time	18:24:26 (23rd September 2026)

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Geography

Bucharest is located at 44°25'56"N 26°6'23"E (44.4322500, 26.1062600). It has 7 neighbors: Popesti Leordeni, Pantelimon, Otopeni, Magurele, Ciorogarla, Chitila and Chiajna.

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Bucharest has 7 neighbours.

Popeşti-Leordeni town in Ilfov County, Romania.
Pantelimon town in Ilfov County, Romania.
Otopeni town in Ilfov County, Romania.
Măgurele town in Ilfov County, Romania.
Ciorogârla commune in Ilfov County, Romania.
Chitila town in Ilfov County, Romania.
Chiajna commune in Ilfov County, Romania.

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1798	30,000	-	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1800	32,000	6.67%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1831	61,000	90.63%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1859	122,000	100%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1877	178,000	45.9%	census
1900	282,000	58.43%	census
1918	383,000	35.82%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1930	639,000	66.84%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1956	1,237,000	93.58%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1966	1,452,000	17.38%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1977	1,807,000	24.45%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1992	2,067,000	14.39%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
1998	2,029,000	-1.84%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
2002	1,926,000	-5.08%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
2005	1,929,000	0.16%	2011-10-31T00:00:00Z

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