Chitila is a town in the west of Ilfov county, Romania

Romania

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, situated 9 km to the north west of Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

. It is often seen as a satellite town

Satellite town

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 of Bucharest. One village, Rudeni, is administered by the town.

Transport

Chitilia is linked to Bucharest by four public bus routes run by RATB, Bucharest's municipal transport operator. The bus routes servicing Chitila to and from Bucharest include 164, 405, 422, 423 and 645.