Buftea

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Buftea

Total population

17,257

Founded

1577

Elevation110 m

Land area54.87 km²

Coordinates44.56°, 25.95°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Buftea is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town.

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

L

Lucian Croitoru

Romanian economist

Barbu Știrbey

Romanian politician (1872–1946)

Constantin Lupulescu

Romanian chess player

N

Nicolae Grigore

Romanian footballer

Mircea Romașcanu

Romanian cyclist

Alina Eremia

Romanian pop singer and actress

D

Daniela Druncea

Romanian gymnast and coxswain

F

Florin Sandu

Romanian footballer

Ioana Tudoran

Romanian rower

M

Marius Bâtfoi

Romanian footballer

E

Elena Trifoi

Romanian rower

Alexandru Cantacuzino (Legionary)

Romanian lawyer and politician

Dumitru Dumitrescu

Romanian engineer

M

Marian Petrache

Romanian politician

Ș

Ștefan Radof

Romanian actor

Alexandrina Cantacuzino

Romanian activist

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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