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Located at the south eastern part of Romania, the city of Bucharest is the capital of this country. The Dambovita River flows close to the city of Bucharest and is an unmistakable part of the city. Bucharest has been known as the capital of Romania since 1862. Also known as the “Little Paris”, Bucharest, is famous for its stupefying architecture and sophisticated monuments. Having overcome the memories of destruction wrought by both the world wars across the city, Bucharest today is a modern city. The rich past of Bucharest speaks of gallant chapels and palaces built in the fashion of interbellum architecture.
The latest census conducted at Bucharest claims that the city is home to almost 2 million people. Considered to be one of the most prosperous cities in Romania, Bucharest plays an important role in the recent economic and business boom in Romania. With most of the corporate houses choosing to operate from Bucharest, the city offers a whole lot of professional opportunities to its residents.
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The down town county of Iflov too adds on to the work force of Bucharest. Everyday, millions of people travel all the way to Bucharest from Iflov for work. During the communist period, the city saw rapid industrialization. As a result many people migrated to Bucharest from other parts of the country. Almost 97% of the population in Bucharest is ethnic Romanians. Germans, Turks, Jews and Hungarians are also an important part of the minority group in Bucharest. You may also find Greeks, Armenians, Italians and Lipovans in Bucharest.
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Home to several lakes and the river Dambovita, the city of Bucharest has as many as seven hills, namely, Radu Voda, Cotroceni, Mihai Voda, Spirei, Dealul Mitropoliei, Sf. Gheorghe Nou and Vacaresti. Large portions of the city were once covered by the Vlasiei forest. But the forests were burnt down and the land area was transformed into a fertile plain.
Of late, the city of Bucharest has undergone tremendous development and growth and you can no longer identify Bucharest as a rural country side. With the seas and oceans far away from the city, Bucharest experiences a typical continental climate. Hence, both summers and winters are of the extreme kind. The temperature hitting the freezing point during the winter season is almost a certainty in Bucharest. Summers are on the other hand hot and often accompanied by periods of heavy storm. Precipitation is infrequent in summer. Bucharest instead sees most of the rainfall in the autumn and spring season.
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