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Buzău

Buzau County · Romania
City population
103,481
#19
in Romania
#1
in Buzau County
#5,545
worldwide
BucharestBuzău
45.150, 26.833 · 98 km from Bucharest
City population
103,481
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Romania
#19
of 126 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,545
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Romania
0.5%
of the national population

About Buzău

Buzău is a city in Buzau County, Romania with a population of 103,481. It is the 19th largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, and the 5,545th largest worldwide. It lies 98 km from Bucharest.

Position in Romania
#19of 126
LargestSmallest
Position in Buzau County
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Buzau County
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
to Bucharest
Elevation
93 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
45.150, 26.833
Record updated
2026-04-14
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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