Country: Romania
Continent: Europe
Population: 1,942,254
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Bucharest is closest to Sofia and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Sofia. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Bucharest is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 296 |
 | Chișinău, Moldova | 358 |
 | Odessa, Ukraine | 428 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 448 |
 | Belgrade, Serbia | 450 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 17,259 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 15,227 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 15,218 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 15,061 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,977 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia, Bulgaria | 296 |
| Chișinău, Moldova | 358 |
| Odessa, Ukraine | 428 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 448 |
| Belgrade, Serbia | 450 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Benghazi, Libya | 1,465 |
 | Alexandria, Egypt | 1,506 |
| Kafr-Elsheikh, Egypt | 1,539 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 1,555 |
| Port Said, Egypt | 1,559 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Cape Town, South Africa | 8,712 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 8,678 | | Durban, South Africa | 8,241 | | Soweto, South Africa | 7,831 | | Johannesburg, South Africa | 7,824 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul, Turkey | 448 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 523 |
| Eskisehir, Turkey | 633 |
| Izmir, Turkey | 673 |
| Afyon, Turkey | 734 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 10,670 | | Denpasar, Indonesia | 10,608 | | Malang, Indonesia | 10,351 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 10,306 |  | General Santos, Philippines | 10,253 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 12,394 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 14,299 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 14,953 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,977 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 15,061 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 17,259 | | Sydney, Australia | 15,227 | | Newcastle, Australia | 15,218 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 15,061 | | Brisbane, Australia | 14,977 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia, Bulgaria | 296 |
| Chișinău, Moldova | 358 |
| Odessa, Ukraine | 428 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 448 |
| Belgrade, Serbia | 450 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 2,794 | | Málaga, Spain | 2,704 |  | Perm, Russia | 2,556 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 2,544 |  | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2,485 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 7,069 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 7,298 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 7,364 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 7,433 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 7,670 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 11,297 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 11,163 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 11,162 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 11,161 | | Morelia, Mexico | 11,122 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,256 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 8,328 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 8,341 |
| Recife, Brazil | 8,422 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 8,619 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Puente Alto, Chile | 13,016 | | Santiago, Chile | 13,012 |  | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 12,397 | | Córdoba, Argentina | 12,394 | | Rosario, Argentina | 12,250 |
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