What is the population of Bucharest?

1,877,155 people, per GeoNames.

Does Bucharest have a university?

Yes. Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti and Institute of Architecture "Ion Mincu" Bucharest.

BUCHAREST

Bucharest · ROMANIA (RO) · 44.43°N / 26.11°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 683,506

Bucharest is a city in Romania with a population of 1,877,155. It sits at 44.43/26.11, runs on Europe/Bucharest, is 3 km from Sector 2.

Population 1,877,155

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Bucharest

All facts

fields

Country: Romania
Subdivision: Bucharest
Coords: 44.43°N / 26.11°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Sector 2 Bucharest 290,507 3.1 km

E Sector 3 Bucharest 385,439 5.1 km

NE Fundeni Ilfov 2,663 5.6 km

SW Sector 5 Bucharest 271,575 5.6 km

S Sector 4 Bucharest 287,828 6.4 km

E Dobroeşti Ilfov 6,599 6.4 km

SW Odăi Bucharest 5,001 7.2 km

W Sector 6 Bucharest 367,760 7.2 km

SE Popeşti-Leordeni Ilfov 15,279 7.3 km

E Pantelimon Ilfov 16,206 7.7 km

Air access

nearby

BBU

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

LRWG

West Gate Helipad

Heliport

0.0 km

LRBH

Crystal Tower Bucharest Helipad

Heliport

0.0 km

LRSU

Emergency University Hospital Of Bucharest Heliport

Heliport

0.0 km

OTP

Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport

Large airport

15.5 km

Universities

linked

Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti

ase.ro

Institute of Architecture "Ion Mincu" Bucharest

iaim.ro

National Academy for Physical Education and Sports Bucharest

anefs-edu.ro

National School of Political and Administrative Studies Bucharest

snspa.ro

Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

utcb.ro

FAQ

8 questions

What is the population of Bucharest?: 1,877,155 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bucharest in?: Europe/Bucharest.
Which country is Bucharest in?: Romania (RO).
Which airport serves Bucharest?: Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU).
Does Bucharest have a university?: Yes. Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti and Institute of Architecture "Ion Mincu" Bucharest.
What currency is used in Romania?: Romanian Leu.
How many cities are in Romania?: 7,149 on record.
Which admin region is Bucharest in?: Bucharest.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/683506

{
  "data": {
    "id": 683506,
    "name": "Bucharest",
    "ascii_name": "Bucharest",
    "country_code": "RO",
    "population": 1877155,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Bucharest",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 44.43225,
    "longitude": 26.10626
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.5x the population of Sector 2.
3 km from Sector 2.
Same timezone (Europe/Bucharest) as 7,148 other cities in Romania.