Sector 5 (Bucharest)

Bucharest, Sector 5

*Sector 5, București*
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	Cristian Popescu Piedone (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

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.^[1] In June 2023 he was released and came back in his office due to the fact he was never removed from this position.^[2]

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

^ "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.

[1] "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.

[2] "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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v t e Geography of Bucharest, Romania
Sectors of Bucharest	Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 Sector 6	Coat of Arms of Bucharest
Districts (quarters)	13 Septembrie Aviației Băneasa Berceni Bucureștii Noi Centrul Civic Colentina Cotroceni Crângași Dămăroaia Dealul Spirii Dorobanți Dristor Drumul Taberei Dudești Ferentari Floreasca Fundeni Ghencea Giulești Giurgiului Grivița Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Squares	Charles de Gaulle Constituției Quito Square Revoluției Romană Rosetti Unirii University Square Victory Square
Major streets	Bulevardul Unirii Calea Moșilor Calea Victoriei Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard Lipscani Magheru Boulevard Șoseaua Kiseleff
Hills	Cotroceni Dealul Mitropoliei Dealul Spirii
Rivers	Colentina Dâmbovița
Lakes	Lacul Morii Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Floreasca Lake Fundeni Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău Lake Pantelimon Lake Plumbuita Lake Străulești Lake Tei Lake Tineretului Lake Titan Lake Văcărești
Parks and forests	Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) Bordei Park Botanical Garden Carol Park Cișmigiu Gardens Giulești Park Grădina Icoanei Herăstrău Park Tineretului Park Vitan Park
See also	Bucharest metropolitan area Kilometer Zero Old Princely Court