Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dambovita in south-eastern Romania and has an area of 239 square kilometers, with a population of 1,883,425 at the 2021 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2021 census figure; the infobox also gives a January 2025 estimate of 1,709,191. Area (sq km) Founding Year1459 is Bucharest's first documentary attestation, per the infobox's own "First attested" field, traditionally linked to Vlad the Impaler. Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Connections
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Romania, Countries Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
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Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
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The University of Bucharest (UB) (Romanian: Universitatea din București) is a public research university in Bucharest, Romania.
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is a public research university in Bucharest, Romania
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1. Bucharest (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
1,883,425 (2021 census)
Infobox, area
239 km2 (92 sq mi)
Infobox, coordinates
44°25′57″N 26°6′14″E
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Bucharest was first mentioned in 1459, and became a centre of Wallachian commerce and governance in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania.
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The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania.
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Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania.
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GeoNamescities500 record 683506
44.43225 26.10626 P PPLC RO 10 179132 11055044 1877155 83 Europe/Bucharest
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 83 m
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Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, 26.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, 26.25
44.25 26.25 Cfa
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