Sector 5 ( ro, Sectorul 5) is an
administrative unit of
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...
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Quarters
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13 Septembrie
13th of September ( ro, 13 Septembrie) is a district in the south of Bucharest, Romania in Sector 5, close to the city center.
History
The name comes from the main street in the area: ''Calea 13 Septembrie'', which is named after the date of ...
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Cotroceni
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Ferentari
Ferentari is a neighbourhood located in the 5th Sector of Bucharest, Romania.
Etymology
The word "Ferentari" comes from the Latin word "Ferentarius" meaning "soldier in the old pedestrian army".
Area
It is located in the South-South-West of ...
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Ghencea
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Giurgiului
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Odăi
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Rahova
Rahova is a neighbourhood of southwest Bucharest, Romania, situated in Sector 5, west of Dâmboviţa River. It is named after the Bulgarian town ''Rahovo'' (today Oryahovo), site of a battle in the Romanian War of Independence.
The neighborh ...
Politics
From 2020 until May 2022, the mayor of the sector was
Cristian Popescu Piedone, a member of the
Social Liberal Humanist Party (PUSL) and former mayor of
Sector 4. He was elected in
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...
for a four-year term, defeating incumbent
Daniel Florea, who had been mayor since 2016.
In May 2022, vice-mayor Mircea Nicolaidis took over as interim mayor of Sector 5.
The Local Council of Sector 5 has 27 seats, with the following party composition (as of 2020):
References
External links
{{Geography of Bucharest
Sectors of Bucharest