București Region

Regiunea București (București/Bucharest region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organization.

Bucharest region between 1952 and 1960 - the rayons are numbered in the order listed.

History[]

The capital of the region was Bucharest, and at first, its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Ilfov and Giurgiu counties. In 1952 it assimilated the dissolved (without raions Fetești, to Constanța Region, and Urziceni, to ; both taken in 1960) and regions, reaching an area slightly smaller than nowadays Ialomița, Călărași, Ilfov, Giurgiu, and Teleorman counties.

Neighbors[]

București region had as neighbors:

• 1950–1952: East: ; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: ; North: Argeș Region and .
• 1952–1960: East: Constanța Region; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: ; North: Pitești Region, , and .
• 1960–1968: East: Dobrogea Region; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: ; North: Argeș Region, , and .

Raions[]

• 1950–1952: București, Giurgiu, Mihăilești, Crevedia, Răcari, Snagov, Brănești, Oltenița, Vidra.
• 1952–1960: București, Giurgiu, Mihăilești, Crevedia, Răcari, Snagov, Brănești, Oltenița, Vidra, Slobozia, Călărași, Lehliu, Vida, Alexandria, Zimnicea, Vârtoapele, Roșiori de Vede, Drăgănești, Turnu Măgurele.
• 1960–1968: București, Giurgiu, Mihăilești, Crevedia, Răcari, Snagov, Brănești, Oltenița, Vidra, Slobozia, Călărași, Lehliu, Vida, Alexandria, Zimnicea, Vârtoapele, Roșiori de Vede, Drăgănești, Turnu Măgurele, Fetești, Urziceni.