Sector 2: Neighborhoods, Figures and the Colentina Lakes
Sector 2 of Bucharest covers 32 square kilometers and had 290,507 inhabitants on December 1, 2021. It includes the neighborhoods of Colentina, Floreasca, Tei and Obor, among others.
Sector 2 is one of the six sectors of Bucharest. According to Wikipedia, it is the most multicultural sector of the capital.
Neighborhoods and figures
Wikipedia lists Colentina, Floreasca, Iancului, Moșilor, Obor, Pantelimon, Ștefan cel Mare, Tei and Vatra Luminoasă as subdivisions. The sector covers 32 square kilometers and had 290,507 inhabitants on December 1, 2021. The same page notes that the largest Chinese community in Romania lives especially in Colentina and Obor.
The lakes in Sector 2
Sector 2 includes six lakes on the Colentina River: Tei, Plumbuita, Colentina, Fundeni, Dobroești and Pantelimon. In 2024, the Romanian Order of Architects and the Sector 2 City Hall held a design competition for developing their banks as a “green-blue corridor”. In 2020, the City Hall launched the “Colentina Green Corridor” (“Coridorul Verde Colentina”) project, a promenade of over 38 kilometers around the Colentina lakes, according to a Spotmedia piece from 2024.
How the sector came about
According to Playtech, in 1950 the communist regime divided Bucharest into eight districts (raioane), and Sector 2 resulted from merging the 30 Decembrie district with the 1 Mai district.
Frequently asked questions
Which neighborhoods does Sector 2 include?
Colentina, Floreasca, Iancului, Moșilor, Obor, Pantelimon, Ștefan cel Mare, Tei and Vatra Luminoasă, according to Wikipedia.
Which lakes are in Sector 2?
Tei, Plumbuita, Colentina, Fundeni, Dobroești and Pantelimon, according to G4Media.
How large is Sector 2?
32 square kilometers and 290,507 inhabitants on December 1, 2021, according to Wikipedia.
