Buftea

Town in Ilfov, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Ilfov County

(2020–2024) Gheorghe Pistol^[1] (PNL)Area

57.36 km² (22.15 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

20,577 • Density360/km² (930/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

070000

Area code(+40) 02 1Vehicle reg.IFWebsitewww.primariabuftea.ro

Buftea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbufte̯a]) is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town.

The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Știrbei 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%
2021	20,577	−6.3%
Source: Census data

It is the hometown of Olympic bronze medalist and two-time European Champion rower Daniela Druncea.

Natives

Mihai Aioani (born 1999), footballer
Marius Bâtfoi (born 1990), footballer
Elisa Brătianu (1870–1957), aristocrat and political figure
Alina Eremia (born 1993), singer and TV personality
Daniela Druncea (born 1990), rowing coxswain and artistic gymnast
Dumitru Dumitrescu [ro] (1904–1984), engineer, member of the Romanian Academy
Nicolae Grigore (born 1983), footballer
Constantin Lupulescu (born 1984), chess grandmaster
Barbu Știrbey (1872–1946), Prime Minister of Romania in 1927

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buftea.

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.