bucharest
iintroduction bucharest, capital and largest city of romania, located in the southeastern part of the country. the city is situated about 65 km about 40 mi north of the danube river, near ploieti, on the banks of the dmbovia river a tributary of the danube. bucharest lies on a generally level plain and, including suburban districts, occupies an area of about 300 sq km about 117 sq mi.
iipopulation in 1930 the population of bucharest was 631,288. by the 1950s, as a result of industrialization and urbanization policies, the population doubled, and it has continued to increase steadily. the population was 2,037,000 in 1997.
the rise in population caused severe housing shortages, and by the mid-1990s housing was still in short supply. romanias lack of financial resources has prohibited the construction of new apartment buildings many structures begun before the 1990s are still unfinished.
iiieconomy bucharest is a major industrial center and the mai...