Buzău County Județul Buzău | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 45°16′N26°46′E / 45.27°N 26.77°E | |
Country | Romania |
Development region1 | Sud-Est |
Historic region | Muntenia |
Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Buzău |
Government | |
• Type | County Council |
• President of the County Board | Petre Emanoil Neagu (PSD) |
• Prefect2 | Daniel Marian Ticlea |
Area | |
• Total | 6,103 km2 (2,356 sq mi) |
• Rank | 17th in Romania |
Population (2021-12-01) [1] | |
• Total | 404,979 |
• Rank | 18th in Romania |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 12wxyz3 |
Area code | +40 x38 4 |
Car Plates | BZ5 |
GDP | US$2.561 billion (2015) |
GDP/per capita | US$5,927 (2015) |
Website | County Council County Prefecture |
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county |
Buzău County (Romanian pronunciation: [buˈzəw] ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău.
In 2011, it had a population of 432,054 and the population density was 70.7/km2.
Year | County population [3] |
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1948 | 430,225 |
1956 | 465,829 |
1966 | 480,951 |
1977 | 508,424 |
1992 | 516,307 |
2002 | 496,214 |
2011 | 432,054 |
2021 | 404,979 |
This county has a total area of 6,103 km2.
In the North Side there are the mountains from the southern end of the Eastern Carpathians group – the Vrancea Mountains and the Buzău Mountains with heights over 1,700 m. The heights decrease in the South and East passing through the subcarpathian hills to the Bărăgan Plain at about 80 m.
The main river crossing the county is the Buzău River which collects many small rivers from the mountains and flows to the East into the Siret River.
The predominant industries in the county are:
The hilly area is well-suited for wines and fruit orchards. Salt and oil are the main resources extracted in the county.
The main tourist destinations are:
The Buzău County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition: [4]
Party | Seats | Current County Council | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National Liberal Party (PNL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
People's Movement Party (PMP) | 4 |
Buzău County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 82 communes.
Județul Buzău | |
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County (Județ) | |
Country | Romania |
Historic region | Muntenia |
Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Buzău |
Area | |
• Total | 4,936 km2 (1,906 sq mi) |
Population (1930) | |
• Total | 309,405 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Historically, the county was located in the central-southern part of Greater Romania, in the northeastern part of the historical region of Muntenia. Its territory included the southern and western parts of today's Buzău County and several localities that are today in Prahova County, including the town of Mizil. It was bordered on the west by Prahova County, to the north by the counties of Brașov, Trei Scaune, and Putna, to the east by the counties of Râmnicu Sărat and Brăila, and to the south by Ialomița County.
The county has seen multiple subdivisions administratively.
At the end of the 19th century, the county was subdivided into six districts ( plăși ): [5]
In the interwar period, the territory of the county was initially divided into four districts: [6]
Subsequently, the territory of the county was reorganized into seven districts, by abolishing Plasa Câmpul and establishing four new districts:
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 309,405 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.4% Romanians, 1.5% Romanies, 0.5% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 98.9% Eastern Orthodox, 0.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities.
In 1930, the county's urban population was 42,127 inhabitants, comprising 91.2% Romanians, 3.7% Jews, 2.3% Romanies, 0.9% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.3% Eastern Orthodox, 3.9% Jewish, 1.0% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
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