City profile · Romania · Europe
Craiova
Dolj · Romania
City population
234,140
#7
in Romania
#1
in Dolj
#2,467
worldwide
44.317, 23.800 · 184 km from Bucharest
About Craiova
Craiova is a city in Dolj, Romania with a population of 234,140. It is the 7th largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, and the 2,467th largest worldwide. It lies 184 km from Bucharest.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Dolj
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
44.317, 23.800
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.
Nearby Cities
All 126 in RomaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.