Sector 5 (Bucharest) Explained

Official Name:Bucharest, Sector 5
Native Name:Sector 5, București
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Romania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Municipality of Bucharest
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Cristian Popescu Piedone
Leader Party:PPU-SL
Leader Title1:Mayor
Established Title:Administrative Reform
Area Total Km2:30
Population As Of:December 1, 2021
Settlement Type:Sector
Population Total:239607
Population Density Km2:7986.9
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:44.4345°N 26.0963°W
Elevation M:60 - 90
Elevation Ft:197 - 295
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:05xxxx
Area Code:+40 x1
Blank Name:Car Plates
Blank Info:B

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

Quarters

Politics

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):

   PartySeatsCurrent 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            

Notes and References

  1. News: Cine a preluat atribuțiile primarului sectorului 5, Cristian Popescu Piedone, după condamnarea acestuia la 4 ani de închisoare. ro. HotNews. May 12, 2022. June 2, 2022.
  2. News: Cristian Popescu Piedone a revenit în funcția de primar al Sectorului 5. ro. www.economica.net. June 27, 2023. November 4, 2023.