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Bacău

Bacau County · Romania
City population
136,087
#15
in Romania
#1
in Bacau County
#4,185
worldwide
BucharestBacău
46.567, 26.914 · 246 km from Bucharest
Share of Romania
0.7%
Of the national population
Elevation
165 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Bucharest
Time zone
Europe/Bucharest
IANA zone identifier

About Bacău

Bacău is a city in Bacau County, Romania with a population of 136,087. It is the 15th largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, and the 4,185th largest worldwide. It lies 246 km from Bucharest.

Position in Romania
#15of 126
LargestSmallest
Position in Bacau County
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Bacau County
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
46.567, 26.914
Record updated
8 May 2025
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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