Buftea

Buftea
Town

Știrbei Palace

Coat of arms
Buftea

Location of Buftea

Coordinates: 44°34′12″N 25°57′0″E / 44.57000°N 25.95000°E / 44.57000; 25.95000Coordinates: 44°34′12″N 25°57′0″E / 44.57000°N 25.95000°E / 44.57000; 25.95000
Country  Romania
County Ilfov County
Status County Capital
Government
  Mayor Pistol Gheorghe (PNL)
Area
  Total 57.36 km2 (22.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 21,960
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.primariabuftea.ro/

Buftea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbufte̯a]) is a town in Ilfov county, Romania, located 20 km north-west of Bucharest. With a population of 21,960, it is the smallest county capital of Romania by population. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town.

The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Ştirbei 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%
Source: Census data
Location of Buftea (red) in Ilfov and Romania. (Yellow star: Bucharest)

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

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