Sector 5 (Bucharest)

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Bucharest, Sector 5 Sector 5, București
Sector
Izvor from across the Dâmbovița River
Coordinates: 44°26′04.2″N26°05′46.5″E / 44.434500°N 26.096250°E / 44.434500; 26.096250
Country	Romania
County	Municipality of Bucharest
Government
• Mayor	Vlad Popescu Piedone [1] (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	sector5.ro

Sector 5 (Romanian : Sectorul 5) is an administrative unit of Bucharest.

Quarters

The six sectors of Bucharest

• 13 Septembrie
• Cotroceni
• Ferentari
• Ghencea
• Giurgiului
• Odăi
• Rahova
• Sălaj

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. ^[2] In June 2023 he was released and came back in his office due to the fact he was never removed from this position. ^[3] In 2024, his son, Vlad Popescu Piedone, succeed him as mayor of Sector 5. ^[1]

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

1. Ivanov, Catiușa (November 4, 2024). "Vlad Popescu Piedone, primarul ales al Sectorului 5, a depus jurământul". HotNews (in Romanian). Retrieved May 15, 2025.
2. "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.
3. "Cristian Popescu Piedone a revenit în funcția de primar al Sectorului 5". www.economica.net (in Romanian). June 27, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.