Buzău County

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For other uses of "", see Sud-Est |- | Capital city: | Buzău |- | Population:
 • As of 2002:
 • Population density: |
496,214
81/km² |- | Area: | 6,103 km² |- | Codes:
 • Car numbers
 • |
BZ
RO-BZ |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x38 ⁽¹⁾ |- | Web:
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Buzău (IPA: [bu.'zəu]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău.

Contents

• 1 Neighbours
• 2 Demographics
• 3 Geography
• 4 Economy
• 5 Tourism
• 6 Administrative divisions
• 6.1 Municipalities
• 6.2 Towns
• 6.3 Communes

Neighbours

• Brăila County to the east.
• Prahova County and Braşov County to the west.
• Covasna County and Vrancea County to the north.
• Ialomiţa County to the south.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 496,214 and the population density was 81/km².

• Romanians - 97%.
• Rromas - under 3% declared, and others.

[official statistics]

Geography

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 1700 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 area is prone to floods, the one in the summer of 2005 destroyng one of the mai road and railway bridges at Mărăcineni north of Buzău.

Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Mechanical components; railway and automotive components
• Metallurgical parts
• Glass
• Food
• Textiles
• Wood

The hilly area is well-suited for wines and fruit orchards. Salt and oil are the main resources extracted in the county.

Tourism

The main turistical destinantions are:

• The city of Buzău.
• The Vrancea Mountains and Buzău Mountains.
• The Berca Muddy Vulcanoes
• The Ciolanu Monastery
• The Răteşti Monastery
• The Amara Resort.
• The Sărata-Monteoru Resort.

Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 82 communes.

Municipalities

• Buzău
• Râmnicu Sărat

Towns

• Nehoiu
• Pogoanele
• Pătârlagele

Communes

• Bisoca
• Berca
• Căneşti
• Chiojdu
• Gherăseni
• Mărăcineni
• Mânzăleşti
• Pietroasele
• Unguriu
• Verneşti

Counties of Romania
Alba | Arad | Argeş | Bacău | Bihor | Bistriţa-Năsăud | Botoşani | Braşov | Brăila | Buzău | Caraş-Severin | Călăraşi | Cluj | Constanţa | Covasna | Dâmboviţa | Dolj | Galaţi | Giurgiu | Gorj | Harghita | Hunedoara | Ialomiţa | Iaşi | Ilfov | Maramureş | Mehedinţi | Mureş | Neamţ | Olt | Prahova | Satu Mare | Sălaj | Sibiu | Suceava | Teleorman | Timiş | Tulcea | Vaslui | Vâlcea | Vrancea

 

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