Map of Arad, Romania

Arad is the administrative centre of Arad County, Romania, with a population of about 169,065. It lies at 46.1833°N, 21.3167°E. Arad is about 422 km (262 mi) northwest of Bucharest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Timişoara, 48 km to the south.

Arad at a glance

Where is Arad?

• The 12th largest city in Romania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 37 min on the shortest day to 15 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Arad

• Timişoara — 48 km south
• Békéscsaba — 58 km north, Hungary
• Lugoj — 71 km southeast
• Kikinda — 77 km southwest, Serbia
• Hódmezővásárhely — 80 km west, Hungary
• Szeged — 90 km west, Hungary
• Oradea — 106 km northeast
• Reşiţa — 108 km southeast
• Zrenjanin — 115 km southwest, Serbia
• Vršac — 119 km south, Serbia

Largest cities in Romania

• Bucharest — 1,877,155
• Iaşi — 378,954
• Constanţa — 317,832
• Cluj-Napoca — 286,598
• Braşov — 253,200
• Timişoara — 250,849
• Craiova — 234,140
• Galaţi — 217,851
• Târgu-Mureş — 212,752
• Oradea — 183,105

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.