București
CityRO-BData as of · Metro Power Rankings
City of Romania.
EuropeCapital: BucharestLanguage: Romanian
Population
1.7M
Metros tracked
1
2.3M in metros (132%)
Composite score
14.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
City
ISO 3166-2: RO-B
At a glance
- Nickname
- Paris of the Balkans
- Established
- 1459
- Demonym
- Bucharester
- Area
- 226 km² (87 mi²)
- Population density
- 7,597/km² (19,677/mi²)
- Legislature
- Bucharest City Council
- Human Development Index
- 0.938 (2023)
- Rank in Romania
- 1st of 42 by composite score
- Area rank
- 42nd of 42 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Bucharest
Civic facts via Wikidata.
București metro footprint
1 metroLoading map…
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1 tracked metro
#197Bucharest★ Capital
2.3M · Regional Hub
14.6