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Otopeni
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| Country | Romania |
| County | Ilfov County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Constantin Silviu Gheorghe (National Liberal Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.60 km2 (12.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 10,215 |
| • Density | 332/km2 (859.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.otopeniro.ro/ |
Otopeni (Romanian pronunciation: [otoˈpenʲ]) is a town in Ilfov County, Romania, some 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Bucharest along the road to Ploieşti. It has 10,215 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the town.
Henri Coandă International Airport is located inside Otopeni. The head office of the airline TAROM is located inside the International Departures Terminal in the airport.[1] In addition the head office of Țiriac Air is in Otopeni.[2]
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The mayor of Otopeni is Constantin Silviu Gheorghe, from the National Liberal Party. The Otopeni Local Council has 17 councillors, even though before the 2008 local elections, it only had 15. It is considered to be a safe Liberal district, currently having the following party composition:
| Party | Seats in 2004 | Seats in 2008 | Current Council | |||||||||||||
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| National Liberal Party | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||