Sector 2 (Bucharest)

Bucharest, Sector 2
Sector 2, Bucureşti
—  Sector  —
Rosetti Square
Location of Sector 2 within Bucharest (in red)
Coordinates:
Country Romania
County Municipality of Bucharest
Administrative Reform
Government
 • Mayor Neculai Onţanu (PSD)
 • Deputy-mayor Dan Cezar Ionescu
Area
 • Total 32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Elevation 60 - 90 m (197–295 ft)
Population (1 January 2009)
 • Total 357,338
 • Density 11,273/km2 (29,196.9/sq mi)
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Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 02xxxx
Area code(s) +40 x1
Car Plates B
Website www.pps2.ro

Sector 2 (Sectorul 2 in Romanian) is a sector in Bucharest.

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Demographics

Sector 2 is the city's most multicultural sector. In particular, it contains Romania's largest community of Chinese people, who mainly live in the districts of Colentina and Obor.[2]

Economy

Air Bucharest has its head office in Sector 2.[3]

Quarters

Politics

The mayor of the sector is Neculai Onţanu, who belonged to the Social Democratic Party until October 2009, when it ejected him for supporting incumbent Traian Băsescu and not its own candidate, Mircea Geoană, in the upcoming presidential election.[4] The Local Council of Sector 2 has 27 seats, with the following party composition (as of June 2008):

    Party Seats Current Council
  Social Democratic Party 13                          
  Democratic Liberal Party 8                
  National Liberal Party 3                          
  New Generation Party – Christian Democratic 3                          

Notes

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă la 1.01.2009" (in Romanian). INSSE. May 19, 2009. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia%20stabila%20la%201%20ianuarie%202009%20si%2018.xls?download=true. Retrieved May 20, 2009. 
  2. ^ Noile etnii ale Bucureştiului cosmopolit, Adevărul, January 25, 2007
  3. ^ Home page. Air Bucharest. Retrieved on 31 December 2010. "Address: Str. Amidonului Street, No. 28 , Sector 2, Postal Code 023808, Bucuresti / Romania" Address in Romanian: "Adresa: Str. Amidonului nr 28 , Sector 2, Cod postal 023808, Bucuresti / Romania."
  4. ^ (Romanian) "Onţanu, exclus din PSD" ("Onţanu, Removed from the PSD"), Mediafax, 21 October 2009; accessed October 21, 2009

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Geography of Bucharest, Romania
Sectors of Bucharest
Sector 1 • Sector 2 • Sector 3 • Sector 4 • Sector 5 • Sector 6
Districts (quarters):
Aviaţiei • Băneasa • Berceni • Bucureştii Noi • Centrul Civic • Colentina • Cotroceni • Crângaşi • Dămăroaia • Dealul Spirii • Dorobanţi • Dristor • Drumul Taberei • Dudeşti • Ferentari • Floreasca • Ghencea • Giuleşti • Giurgiului • Griviţa • Iancului • Lipscani • Militari • Moşilor • Obor • Odăi • Olteniţei • Pantelimon • Pipera • Primăverii • Progresul • Rahova • Regie • Tei • Titan • Vitan • Văcăreşti
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