Buftea

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Buftea
Town
Coat of arms of Buftea
Coat of arms
Buftea is located in Romania
Buftea
Buftea
Location of Buftea
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Country  Romania
County Ilfov County
Status County Capital
Government
 • Mayor Pistol Gheorghe (PNL)
Area
 • Total 57.36 km2 (22.15 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 25,105
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. Its population is growing due to its proximity to Bucharest, with a population of 25,105, 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
Year Pop. ±%
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)

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