Sector 5 (Bucharest)
Bucharest, Sector 5
Sector 5, București | |
|---|---|
Sector | |
![]() Izvor from across the Dâmbovița River | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′04.2″N 26°05′46.5″E / 44.434500°N 26.096250°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Municipality of Bucharest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vlad Popescu Piedone[1] (PPU-SL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60–90 m (197–295 ft) |
| Population (December 1, 2021) | |
• Total | 239,607 |
| • Density | 7,986.9/km2 (20,686/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 05xxxx |
| Area code | +40 x1 |
| Car Plates | B |
| Website | sector5 |
Sector 5 (Romanian: Sectorul 5) is an administrative unit of Bucharest.
Quarters

- 13 Septembrie
- Cotroceni
- Ferentari
- Ghencea
- Giurgiului
- Odăi
- Rahova
- Sălaj
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.[2] In June 2023 he was released and came back in his office due to the fact he was never removed from this position.[3] In 2024, his son, Vlad Popescu Piedone, succeed him as mayor of Sector 5.[1]
The Local Council of Sector 5 has 27 seats, with the following party composition (as of 2020):
| Party | Seats | Current 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 | |||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Ivanov, Catiușa (November 4, 2024). "Vlad Popescu Piedone, primarul ales al Sectorului 5, a depus jurământul". HotNews (in Romanian). Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Cine a preluat atribuțiile primarului sectorului 5, Cristian Popescu Piedone, după condamnarea acestuia la 4 ani de închisoare". HotNews (in Romanian). May 12, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "Cristian Popescu Piedone a revenit în funcția de primar al Sectorului 5". www.economica.net (in Romanian). June 27, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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