Bragadiru

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Bragadiru

Total population

6,951

Founded

1830

Land area21.79 km²

Coordinates44.37°, 25.98°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bragadiru is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The town is located in the southwestern vicinity of the city of Bucharest, at the exit towards Alexandria, being a part of the Bucharest metropolitan area. Bragadiru became a town on 29 December 2005.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Augustin Deleanu

Romanian footballer (1944-2014)

Costin Nenițescu

Romanian chemist (1902-1970)

Vasile Paraschiv

Romanian social and political activist. (1928–2011)

Nicuță Tănase

Romanian writer

Dem I. Dobrescu

Romanian politician

F

Florea Ispir

Professional footballer, coach

G

George Anania

science fiction writer (1941-2013)

C

Constantin Mușat

G

Gianu Bucurescu

general of Securitate (1934-2016)

I

Ilie Mocanu

I

Ion Zlotea

Romanian lăutar, cobza player

Nicolae Nasta

Romanian politician

M

Mia Barbu

M

Marius Toma

association football player

V

Vasile Nicoară

M

Marin Ghica

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ilfov

• Vârteju
  1.2 mi away · pop. 1,818
• Buda
  1.6 mi away · pop. 804
• Clinceni
  2 mi away · pop. 3,698
• Olteni
  2.4 mi away · pop. 1,022
• Cornetu
  2.8 mi away · pop. 4,281
• Măgurele
  2.9 mi away · pop. 5,287
• Pruni
  3.1 mi away · pop. 228
• Domnești
  3.6 mi away · pop. 5,423
• Dumitrana
  3.6 mi away · pop. 673
• Ordoreanu
  4.4 mi away · pop. 411
• Alunișu
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,245
• Dărăști-Ilfov
  4.8 mi away · pop. 3,051

Browse all places in Ilfov →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bragadiru

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-08-29

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-08-29

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-08-29

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-08-29

Great Tit

Parus major

Seen 2026-08-29

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-08-29

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-08-29

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Seen 2026-08-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).