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Bucharest (UK: / ˌ b uː k ə ˈ r ɛ s t / ⓘ BOO-kə-REST, US: / ˈ b uː k ə r ɛ s t /-rest; Romanian: București [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Romania.The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania.
Bucharest is the capital and the largest city in Romania, with a population of over 1.7 million in 2021. [348] Its larger urban zone has a population of almost 2.2 million, [349] which are planned to be included into a metropolitan area up to 20 times the area of the city proper. [350] [351] [352]
This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002, 2011 and 2021 censuses. [1] For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals.
The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania Iași is a symbol of Romanian history. Historian Nicolae Iorga stated that "there should be no Romanian who does not know of it". [13]
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The location of Romania [clarification needed] An enlargeable map of Romania. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania: . Romania – unitary semi-presidential republic located in Central-Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea to the south-east, between Bulgaria and Ukraine.
Iancului is the name of a district in Sector 2 situated in the northeastern part of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Piața Iancului is also the name of an intersection in the same district, and has a connection to the Piața Iancului metro station. The name "Iancu" comes from a Romanian revolutionary, Avram Iancu.
A planned capital, Islamabad, was then designated, and in 1958, as an interim measure, the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi, near to the future capital. Islamabad became capital in 1967 when its construction was completed. Jakarta (de facto) Indonesia: The capital will soon be moved to Nusantara on Borneo. See also: Capital of Indonesia.