ucuBucurești este capitala României și, în același timp, cel mai mare oraș, centru industrial și comercial al țării. Populația de 3.744.367 de locuitori (est. 1 ianuarie 2009[4]) face ca Bucureștiul să fie al șaselea oraș ca populație din Uniunea Europeană. În fapt, însă, Bucureștiul adună zilnic peste trei milioane de oameni, iar specialiștii prognozează că, în următorii cinci ani, totalul va depăși patru milioane.[5]. La acestea se adaugă faptul că localitățile din preajma orașului, care vor face parte din viitoarea Zonă Metropolitană, însumează populație de aproximativ 430.000 de locuitori.[6]

Prima mențiune a localității apare în 1459. În 1862 devine capitala României. De atunci suferă schimbări continue, fiind centrul scenei artistice, culturale și mass-media. Între cele două războaie mondiale, arhitectura elegantă și elita bucureșteană i-au adus porecla „Micul Paris”. În prezent, capitala are același nivel administrativ ca și un județ și este împărțită în șase sectoare.

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Bucharest (Romanian: București pronounced [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ( listen)) is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at

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44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.10389°E / 44.4325; 26.10389Coordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.10389°E / 44.4325; 26.10389, and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.

Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Since then it has gone through a variety of changes, becoming the state capital of Romania in 1862 and steadily consolidating its position as the centre of the Romanian mass media, culture and arts. Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris","East New York"  (Micul Paris).[6] Although many buildings and districts in the historic centre were damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and Nicolae Ceaușescu's program of systematization, many survived. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.[7]

According to provisional data from 2011 census, 3,877,985 inhabitants live within the city limits,[4] a decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census.[2] The urban area extends beyond the limits of Bucharest proper and has a population of 3.83 million people.[3][8] Adding the satellite towns around the urban area, the proposed metropolitan area of Bucharest would have a population of 3.7 million people.[9] According to Eurostat, Bucharest has a Larger Urban Zone of 3,751,880 residents.[5] According to unofficial data, the population is more than 3,7 million.[10] Bucharest is the 8th largest city in the European Union by population within city limits.

Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania[11] and is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe. The city has a broad range of convention facilities, educational facilities, cultural venues, shopping arcades, and recreational areas.

The city proper is administratively known as the Municipality of Bucharest (Municipiul București), and has the same administrative level as a county, being further subdivided into six sectors.

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Bukarest (románul București) Románia fővárosa, politikai, ipari, kereskedelmi és kulturális központja.Lakóinak száma (2011) 3 millió 780 ezer fő .

Bukarest az Románia délkeleti részében fekszik, a Dâmbovița folyó két partján, a Dunától északra 68 km és a Fekete-tengertől nyugatra 280 km távolságra. A város a Vlăsiei-síkságon (Câmpia Vlăsiei) fekszik, amely a Román alföld része. Keletre található a Bărăgan síkság, nyugatra a Găvanu Burdea síkság, délre pedig a Burnazului síkság. A Bukarest környéki síkvidéket Bukaresti síkságnak (Câmpia Bucureștiului) is szokták nevezni.

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A  Bukaresti síkság a negyedkorban alakult ki tengeri regressziók eredményeként, ami a Kárpátok és Szubkárpátok kiemelkedését követte. Az alluviális síkvidéken a pleisztocénben vastag löszrétegek rakódtak le. A terület a holocénben ismét megemelkedett. Ebben az időszakban alakultak ki a síkságot átszelő folyók völgyei, amelyek helyenként mélyen bevágódnak a löszrétegekbe ezáltal tagolva a területet. A síkság magassága 100–115 m körül van az észak-nyugati részen és 50–60 m körül a délkeleti részen, a Dâmbovița partvidékén. Bukarest 80–90 m tengerszint feletti magasságon fekszik.

A síkságot az átszelő folyók több részre tagolták. Az északi rész a Băneasa síkság, amely a Colentina folyótól északra fekszik, ezt követi a Colentina folyó völgye. A folyó szabályozását követően számos gyűjtőtó alakult ki területén, amelyek meghatározzák Bukarest északi részének geomorfológiai arculatát. Ezek a Plumbuita, Ostrov, Dobroești és Pantelimon tavak. A Colentina-síkság vagy Giulești-Floreasca síkság (Câmpul Colentinei) adja a város területének 36%-át. Déli irányban a Dâmbovița völgye követi. A folyó völgye szabályozva van, ennek következtében az egykori homokvonulatok, szigetek eltűntek. A folyótól délre néhány alacsonyabb halom található: Uranus-Mihai Vodă, Dealul Mitropoliei, Colina Radu Vodă, Movila Mare. A Dâmbovița folyótól délre fekvő geomorfológiai egység a Cotroceni-Berceni vagy Cotroceni-Văcărești síkság.