The

Municipality 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 ...

(the capital of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

) is divided into 6 administrative units, named sectors (''sectoare'' in Romanian), each of which has their own mayor and council, and has responsibility over local affairs, such as secondary streets, parks, schools and the cleaning services. Each of the 6 sectors contains a number of informal districts (''cartiere'') which have no administrative function: *

Sector 1 Sector 1 is an administrative unit of Bucharest located in the northern part of the city. It contains also the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. Sector 1 is thought to be the wealthiest sector in Bucharest. Like each of Bucharest sect ...

Dorobanți Dorobanți is a neighborhood in Sector 1, Bucharest. The neighborhood is dominated by red brick buildings and glass buildings. Main intersections/squares are Perla, Dorobanți Square, , Charles de Gaulle Square, and Quito Square. Main streets a ...

Băneasa Băneasa () is a borough () in the north side of Bucharest, in Sector 1, near the Băneasa Lake (). Like all north-side districts of Bucharest, it is relatively sparsely populated, with large areas of parkland. Bordering on Băneasa Forest, ...

Aviației Aviației is a district divided between Sector 1 and Sector 2 of Bucharest, mainly in Sector 1. The name refers to aircraft or airforces. The names of aviation pioneers Traian Vuia, Aurel Vlaicu, and Henri Coandă are related to the name of the ...

, Pipera, ,

Primăverii Primăverii neighborhood (“Springtime”) is a district situated in the north of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, in Sector 1. The area is one of the most expensive in the city and is home to many politicians and local celebrities. History ...

, Romană, Victoriei, Herăstrău, Bucureștii Noi, Dămăroaia, Străulești, Chitila, Grivița, , , , and a small part of Giulești – the part with Giulești Stadium * Sector 2: Pantelimon, Colentina, Iancului, Tei, Floreasca, Moșilor, Obor, , Fundeni, * Sector 3: Vitan, Dudești,

Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictiona ...

Centrul Civic Centrul Civic (, ''the Civic Centre'') is a district in central Bucharest, Romania, which was completely rebuilt in the 1980s as part of the scheme of systematization under the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, which included the construction of new ...

, Balta Albă,

Dristor Dristor is a neighborhood located in the southeastern part of Bucharest, Romania. It is bordered to the north by Baba Novac Street, to the south by Răcari Street, to the west by Mihai Bravu Street, and to the east by Fizicienilor Street. Nearby d ...

, Lipscani, , * Sector 4: Berceni,

Olteniței Olteniței is a quarter in 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 ...

, Văcărești, ,

Tineretului Tineretului is a small (0,62 km2) neighborhood in south Bucharest, Romania in Sector 4, close to the city center, named after the nearby Tineretului Park. It is one of the preferred neighborhoods by people seeking to buy an apartment. This ...

Progresul Progresul is a district in southern Bucharest's Sectorul 4, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It bord ...

* Sector 5:

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 ...

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 ...

, Giurgiului, Cotroceni,

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 ...

Dealul Spirii Dealul Spirii (, ''Spirea's Hill'') is a hill in Bucharest, Romania, upon which the Palace of the Parliament (formerly known as ''House of the People'') is now located. Spirii Hill Initially a vineyard known as ''Dealul Lupeștilor'', the hil ...

, Odăi *

Sector 6 Sector 6 ( ro, Sectorul 6) is an administrative unit of Bucharest. Quarters * Crângași * Drumul Taberei * Ghencea * Giulești * Militari * Regie Politics Ciprian Ciucu, a national liberal (i.e. PNL member), is currently the sector's ma ...

: Giulești,

Crângași Crângași is one of the smallest neighborhoods in the 6th Sector of Bucharest, Romania. It is situated on the west side of the city near the Dâmbovița River, where it flows into Lacul Morii. Its name means "people living in a young forest ...

, Drumul Taberei, Militari, Regie (also known as Grozăvești), Ghencea

History

Initially, Bucharest was divided into '' plăși''. In 1798, there were five of these: Târgul, Podul Mogoșoaiei, Târgul de afară, Broștenii and Gorganul. During the Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812), these were given the names of colors (Roșu - Red; Galben - Yellow; Negru - Black; Albastru - Blue and Verde - Green) and called ''culori'' ("colors"). Roșu, the smallest, composed of the commercial center and a narrow strip on the right bank of the Dâmbovița River, was disbanded at the beginning of the 20th century, its territory divided among the other four. After

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

, each of the four ''culori'', also called ''sectoare'' by this time, was given its own mayor and council. At the beginning of Ion Antonescu's regime, the ''culori'' were briefly abolished but restored several months later."Împărțirea administrativă a Bucureștiului - scurt istoric"
Agerpres, June 9, 2011 In 1950, soon after the onset of the Communist regime, the ''culori'' were abolished and replaced by eight ''

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

s'', each with its own local administration: #I.V. Stalin (later 30 Decembrie) #1 Mai #23 August #Tudor Vladimirescu #Nicolae Bălcescu #V.I. Lenin #Gh. Gheorghiu Dej (later 16 Februarie) #Grivița Roșie In 1968, the ''raions'' became sectors, their names replaced by cardinal numbers. In 1979, Sector 8 was merged into Sector 1 and Sector 2 into Sector 3, yielding the present six sectors.

List of sectors by area

List of sectors by population

List of sectors by population density

Notes

References

Statistics and Demographics relating to Bucharest Sectors
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