Buftea

Buftea
Știrbei Palace
Știrbei Palace
Location in Ilfov County
Location in Ilfov County
Buftea is located in Romania
Buftea
Buftea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°34′12″N 25°57′0″E / 44.57000°N 25.95000°E / 44.57000; 25.95000
CountryRomania
CountyIlfov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gheorghe Pistol[1] (PNL)
Area
57.36 km2 (22.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
20,577
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
070000
Area code(+40) 02 1
Vehicle reg.IF
Websitewww.primariabuftea.ro

Buftea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbufte̯a]) 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.

The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Știrbei family are located in Buftea.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 14,891—    
1992 19,399+30.3%
2002 19,617+1.1%
2011 21,960+11.9%
2021 20,577−6.3%
Source: Census data

It is the hometown of Olympic bronze medalist and two-time European Champion rower Daniela Druncea.

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.