Coat of arms of Bacău
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.jpg)     From top, left to right: Ascention Cathedral of Bacău, Public library (Old City Hall), St. Nicholas Cathedral, Cancikov park, Oituz Heroes monument, City Prefecture.
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 Bacău
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| Coordinates: 46°35′N 26°55′E / 46.583°N 26.917°ECoordinates: 46°35′N 26°55′E / 46.583°N 26.917°E | |||
| Country | Romania | ||
| County | Bacau | ||
| Founded | 1408 (first official record) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ilie Bîrzu (interim) (National Liberal Party) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 43.19 km2 (16.68 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • City | 144,307 | ||
| • Density | 3,494/km2 (9,050/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 250,000x | ||
| Demonym(s) | băcăuan, băcăuancă (ro) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 600xxx | ||
| Area code(s) | (+40) 234 | ||
| Car Plates | BC | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Website | www.primariabacau.ro | ||
| xBacău metropolitan area is a proposed project. | |||
Bacău (Romanian pronunciation: [baˈkəw]; German: Barchau, Hungarian: Bákó) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2011 census it had a population of 144,307, making it the 15th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistrița River (which meets the Siret River about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south of Bacău). The Ghimeș Pass links Bacău to the region of Transylvania.
The town's name, which features in Old Church Slavonic documents as Bako, Bakova or Bakovia, comes most probably from a personal name. Men bearing the name Bakó or Bako are documented in medieval Transylvania and in 15th-century Bulgaria, but according to Victor Spinei the name itself is of Turkic – most probably of Cuman or Pecheneg – origin. Nicolae Iorga believes that the city's name is of Hungarian origin (as Adjud and Sascut). Another theory suggests that the town's name has a Slavic origin, pointing to the Proto-Slavic word byk, meaning "ox" or "bull", the region being very suitable for raising cattle; the term, rendered into Romanian alphabet as bâc, was probably the origin of Bâcău. In German it is known as Barchau, in Hungarian as Bákó and in Turkish as Baka.
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