Sector 5 (Bucharest)

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Bucharest, Sector 5 Sector 5, București
Sector
Izvor from across the Dâmboviţa
Coordinates: 44°26′7″N 26°6′10″E
Country	Romania
County	Municipality of Bucharest
Government
• Mayor	Mircea Nicolaidis (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	www.sector5.ro

Sector 5 (Romanian: Sectorul 5) is an administrative unit of Bucharest.

Quarters

The six sectors of Bucharest

• 13 Septembrie
• Cotroceni
• Ferentari
• Ghencea
• Giurgiului
• Odăi
• Rahova

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.

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