Map of Bistriţa, Romania

Bistriţa is the administrative centre of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania, with a population of about 78,877. It lies at 47.1332°N, 24.5001°E. Bistriţa is about 325 km (202 mi) north of Bucharest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dej, 48 km to the west.

Bistriţa at a glance

Where is Bistriţa?

• The 26th largest city in Romania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 29 min on the shortest day to 15 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bistriţa

• Dej — 48 km west
• Târgu-Mureş — 66 km south
• Cluj-Napoca — 80 km southwest
• Turda — 83 km southwest
• Baia Mare — 91 km northwest
• Sighetu Marmaţiei — 100 km northwest
• Sighișoara — 104 km south
• Mediaş — 108 km south
• Zalău — 110 km west
• Odorheiu Secuiesc — 111 km southeast

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.