Sector 5 (Bucharest)

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Bucharest, Sector 5
Sector 5, București
Sector
Izvor from across the Dâmbovița River
Izvor from across the Dâmbovița River
Coordinates: 44°26′04.2″N 26°05′46.5″E / 44.434500°N 26.096250°E / 44.434500; 26.096250
CountryRomania
CountyMunicipality of Bucharest
Government
 • MayorCristian Popescu Piedone (PPU-SL)
Area
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
60–90 m (197–295 ft)
Population
 (December 1, 2021)
 • Total239,607
 • Density7,986.9/km2 (20,686/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
05xxxx
Area code+40 x1
Car PlatesB
Websitewww.sector5.ro

Sector 5 (Romanian: Sectorul 5) is an administrative unit of Bucharest.

Quarters[edit]

The six sectors of Bucharest

Politics[edit]

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 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.[1] In June 2023 he was released and came back in his office due to the fact he was never removed from this position.[2]

The Local Council of Sector 5 has 27 seats, with the following party composition (as of 2020):

    Party Seats Current Council
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 10                    
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 6                    
  Save Romania Union (USR) 5                    
  Social Liberal Humanist Party (PUSL) 4                    
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 2                    

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cine a preluat atribuțiile primarului sectorului 5, Cristian Popescu Piedone, după condamnarea acestuia la 4 ani de închisoare". HotNews (in Romanian). May 12, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Cristian Popescu Piedone a revenit în funcția de primar al Sectorului 5". www.economica.net (in Romanian). June 27, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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