Otopeni

Otopeni
Otopeni Location of Otopeni
Coordinates: 44°33′0″N 26°4′12″E / 44.55°N 26.07°E / 44.55; 26.07Coordinates: 44°33′0″N 26°4′12″E / 44.55°N 26.07°E / 44.55; 26.07
Country	Romania
County	Ilfov County
Status	Town
Government
- Mayor	Constantin Silviu Gheorghe (National Liberal Party)
Area
- Total	31.60 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)
- Total	10,215
- Density	332/km2 (859.9/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.otopeniro.ro/

Henri Coandă International Airport, which is the location of the TAROM head office

Map of Ilfov county with Otopeni highlighted

Otopeni (Romanian pronunciation: [otoˈpenʲ]) is a town in Ilfov County, Romania, some 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Bucharest along the road to Ploieşti. It has 10,215 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the town.

Henri Coandă International Airport is located inside Otopeni. The head office of the airline TAROM is located inside the International Departures Terminal in the airport.^[1]

Local government

The mayor of Otopeni is Constantin Silviu Gheorghe, from the National Liberal Party. The Otopeni Local Council has 17 councillors, even though before the 2008 local elections, it only had 15. It is considered to be a safe Liberal district, currently having the following party composition:

	Party	Seats in 2004	Seats in 2008	Current Council
	National Liberal Party	11	13
	Democratic Party	2	2
	Social Democratic Party	2	2

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References

1. ^ "Participation Announcement To The Tender Procedure For Public Procurement - Information Technology Services." TAROM. 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 28 February 2010. "The headquarters of S.C. Compania Nationala de Transporturi Aeriene Romane TAROM S.A., placed in Otopeni, Calea Bucurestilor 224F, Ilfov County, Romania ( Henri Coanda International Airport-Bucharest, International Departures Terminal, 2nd Floor)."

External links

Romania portal

• Otopeni (Romanian)