Map of Bacău, Romania

Bacău is the administrative centre of Bacău County, Romania, with a population of about 136,087. It lies at 46.5672°N, 26.9138°E. Bacău is about 246 km (153 mi) north of Bucharest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Roman, 39 km to the north.

Bacău at a glance

Where is Bacău?

• The 15th largest city in Romania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 34 min on the shortest day to 15 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bacău

• Roman — 39 km north
• Piatra Neamţ — 59 km northwest
• Vaslui — 63 km east
• Bârlad — 69 km southeast
• Paşcani — 77 km north
• Iaşi — 85 km northeast
• Miercurea-Ciuc — 89 km west
• Tecuci — 89 km southeast
• Ungheni — 98 km northeast, Moldova
• Focșani — 99 km south

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.