Country: Romania
Continent: Europe
Population: 1,942,254
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Bucharest is closest to Ploiești and farthest from Lower Hutt. The closest foreign city is Ruse and the farthest domestic city is Satu Mare. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ploiești, Romania | 57 |
 | Ruse, Bulgaria | 67 |
| Buzău, Romania | 98 |
| Pitești, Romania | 109 |
| Brașov, Romania | 141 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 17,461 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 17,453 |
| Tauranga, New Zealand | 17,412 |
| Christchurch, New Zealand | 17,352 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 17,346 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruse, Bulgaria | 67 |
| Pleven, Bulgaria | 165 |
| Varna, Bulgaria | 199 |
| Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | 226 |
| Burgas, Bulgaria | 241 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Satu Mare, Romania | 449 | | Oradea, Romania | 438 | | Arad, Romania | 422 | | Timișoara, Romania | 410 | | Baia Mare, Romania | 409 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Bayda, Libya | 1,349 |
| Tobruk, Libya | 1,384 |
| Benghazi, Libya | 1,465 |
 | Alexandria, Egypt | 1,506 |
| Damietta, Egypt | 1,528 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Khayelitsa, South Africa | 8,722 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 8,712 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 8,678 | | Umlazi, South Africa | 8,253 | | Durban, South Africa | 8,241 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 448 |
| Bandirma, Turkey | 478 |
| Gebze, Turkey | 487 |
| Kocaeli, Turkey | 504 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 523 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 12,143 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 11,424 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 11,252 | | Mataram, Indonesia | 10,674 | | Makasar, Indonesia | 10,670 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Darwin, Australia | 12,139 |
| Perth, Australia | 12,394 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 13,194 |
| Cairns, Australia | 13,656 |
| Townsville, Australia | 13,911 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 17,461 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 17,453 | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 17,412 | | Christchurch, New Zealand | 17,352 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 17,346 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Ploiești, Romania | 57 |
| Ruse, Bulgaria | 67 |
| Buzău, Romania | 98 |
| Pitești, Romania | 109 |
| Brașov, Romania | 141 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 4,135 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 4,132 | | Telde, Spain | 4,098 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 4,091 |  | Reykjavík, Iceland | 3,682 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 5,843 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 6,728 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 6,949 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 7,069 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 7,073 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 12,714 |  | Manzanillo, Mexico | 11,368 | | Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 11,338 | | Minatitlán, Mexico | 11,322 | | Ciudad de Villa de Alvárez, Mexico | 11,315 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,256 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 8,269 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 8,328 |
| Caucaia, Brazil | 8,338 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 8,341 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 14,190 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 13,686 | | Osorno, Chile | 13,646 | | Valdivia, Chile | 13,608 |  | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 13,577 |
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