Editing Bucharest (section)

=== Administration ===
{{See also|Bucharest metropolitan area}}

Bucharest has a unique status in Romanian administration, since it is the only municipal area that is not part of a [[counties of Romania|county]]. Its population, however, is larger than that of any other [[List of Romanian counties by population|Romanian county]], hence the power of the Bucharest General Municipality (''Primăria Generală''), which is the capital's local government body, is the same as any other Romanian county council.

The Municipality of Bucharest, along with the surrounding [[Ilfov County]], is part of the București – Ilfov development region project, which is equivalent to [[NUTS-II]] regions in the European Union and is used both by the EU and the Romanian government for statistical analysis, and to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the EU. The Bucharest-Ilfov development region is not, however, an administrative entity yet.
[[File:Bucureşti sectoare.svg|thumb|[[Sectors of Bucharest]]]]
The city government is headed by a [[Mayor of Bucharest|general mayor]] (''Primar General''). Since 29 October 2020 onwards, it is [[Nicușor Dan]], currently an independent politician previously backed by the [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]]-[[2020 USR-PLUS Alliance|USR PLUS]] centre-right alliance at the [[2020 Romanian local elections]]. Decisions are approved and discussed by the capital's [[General Council of Bucharest|General Council]] (''Consiliu General'') made up of 55 elected councilors. Furthermore, the city is divided into six administrative [[Sectors of Bucharest|sectors]] (''sectoare''), each of which has its own 27-seat sectoral council, town hall, and mayor. The powers of the local government over a certain area are, therefore, shared both by the Bucharest municipality and the local sectoral councils with little or no overlapping of authority. The general rule is that the main capital municipality is responsible for citywide utilities such as the water and sewage system, the overall transport system, and the main boulevards, while sectoral town halls manage the contact between individuals and the local government, secondary streets and parks maintenance, schools administration, and cleaning services.

The six sectors are numbered from one to six and are disposed radially so that each one has under its administration a certain area of the city centre. They are numbered clockwise and are further divided into sectoral quarters (''cartiere'') which are not part of the official administrative division:
*'''[[Sector 1 (Bucharest)|Sector 1]]''' (population 227,717): [[Dorobanți]], [[Băneasa]], [[Aviației]], [[Pipera]], Aviatorilor, Primăverii, Romană, Victoriei, [[Herăstrău Park]], [[Bucureștii Noi]], Dămăroaia, Străulești, [[Grivița]], 1 Mai, [[Băneasa Forest]], Pajura, Domenii, Chibrit
*'''[[Sector 2 (Bucharest)|Sector 2]]''' (population 357,338): [[Pantelimon, Bucharest|Pantelimon]], [[Colentina, Bucharest|Colentina]], [[Iancului]], [[Tei, Bucharest|Tei]], [[Floreasca]], [[Moșilor]], [[Obor]], Vatra Luminoasă, Fundeni, Plumbuita, Ștefan cel Mare, Baicului
*'''[[Sector 3 (Bucharest)|Sector 3]]''' (population 399,231): [[Vitan, Bucharest|Vitan]], [[Dudești, Bucharest|Dudești]], [[Titan, Bucharest|Titan]], [[Centrul Civic]], [[Dristor]], [[Lipscani]], Muncii, Unirii
*'''[[Sector 4 (Bucharest)|Sector 4]]''' (population 300,331): [[Berceni, Bucharest|Berceni]], [[Olteniței]], [[Giurgiului]], [[Progresul]], [[Văcărești, Bucharest|Văcărești]], Timpuri Noi, Tineretului
*'''[[Sector 5 (Bucharest)|Sector 5]]''' (population 288,690): [[Rahova]], [[Ferentari]], [[Giurgiului]], [[Cotroceni]], 13 Septembrie, Dealul Spirii
*'''[[Sector 6 (Bucharest)|Sector 6]]''' (population 371,060): [[Giulești]], [[Crângași]], [[Drumul Taberei]], [[Militari]], Grozăvești (also known as Regie), [[Ghencea]]

[[File:47, Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta, Bucharest (Romania).jpg|thumb|The [[Mayor of Bucharest|City Hall of Bucharest]] in 2020]]

Each sector is governed by a local mayor, as follows: Sector 1 – [[Clotilde Armand]] ([[Save Romania Union|USR]], since 2020), Sector 2 – Radu Mihaiu ([[Save Romania Union|USR]], since 2020), Sector 3 – [[Robert Negoiță]] (PRO B, since 2012), Sector 4 – Daniel Băluță ([[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]], since 2016), Sector 5 – Vlad Popescu Piedone (former mayor [[Cristian Popescu Piedone]]'s son) (PUSL, since 2024),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/observator/marian-vanghelie-suspendat-din-functia-de-primar-al-sectorului-5-cine-ii-va-prelua-atributiile-686747.html |title=Marian Vanghelie, suspendat din funcția de primar al sectorului 5. Cine îi va prelua atribuțiile |work=Jurnalul Național |date=6 April 2015 |language=ro |access-date=17 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617191817/http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/observator/marian-vanghelie-suspendat-din-functia-de-primar-al-sectorului-5-cine-ii-va-prelua-atributiile-686747.html |archive-date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sector 6 – Ciprian Ciucu ([[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]], since 2020).

Like all other local councils in Romania, the Bucharest sectoral councils, the capital's [[General Council of Bucharest|general council]], and the mayors are elected every four years by the population. Additionally, Bucharest has a [[Prefect (Romania)|prefect]], who is appointed by Romania's national government. The prefect is not allowed to be a member of a political party and his role is to represent the national government at the municipal level. The prefect is acting as a liaison official facilitating the implementation of national development plans and governing programs at local level. The prefect of Bucharest (as of 2024) is Mihai Mugur Toader.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Conducere |publisher=Prefectul Municipiului București|url=https://b.prefectura.mai.gov.ro/acasa/despre-noi/conducere/|language=ro|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031082616/https://b.prefectura.mai.gov.ro/despre-noi/conducere/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== City general council ====

The city's [[General Council of Bucharest|general council]] has the following political composition, based on the results of the [[2024 Romanian local elections|2024 local elections]]:

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! style="background:#ccc" | Party
! style="background:#ccc" | Seats
! style="background:#ccc" colspan="24" | Current Council
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| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| [[United Right Alliance|USR + PMP + FD]] ([[United Right Alliance|ADU]])
| style="text-align: right" | '''17'''
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Save Romania Union}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (PSD)
| style="text-align: right" | '''16'''
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (PNL)
| style="text-align: right" | '''7'''
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|Social Liberal Humanist Party}} &nbsp;
| [[Social Liberal Humanist Party]] (PUSL)
| style="text-align: right" | '''6'''
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| {{party color cell|Social Liberal Humanist Party}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Liberal Humanist Party}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Liberal Humanist Party}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|Alliance for the Union of Romanians}} &nbsp;
| [[Alliance for the Union of Romanians|Alliance for the Union of Romania]] (AUR)
| style="text-align: right" | '''5'''
| {{party color cell|Alliance for the Union of Romanians}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Alliance for the Union of Romanians}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Alliance for the Union of Romanians}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Alliance for the Union of Romanians}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Alliance for the Union of Romanians}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|Renewing Romania's European Project}} &nbsp;
| [[Renewing Romania's European Project]] (REPER)
| style="text-align: right" | '''4'''
| {{party color cell|Renewing Romania's European Project}} &nbsp;
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