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Brăila County

February 16, 2024

Brăila County (Romanian pronunciation: [brəˈila] ⓘ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.

Brăila County
Județul Brăila
County
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45°07′N 27°41′E / 45.11°N 27.68°E / 45.11; 27.68
Country Romania
Development region1Sud-Est
Historic regionMuntenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Brăila
Government
 • TypeCounty Board
 • President of the County BoardFrancisk-Iulian Chiriac (PSD)
Area
 • Total4,766 km2 (1,840 sq mi)
 • Rank32nd in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
 • Total281,452
 • Rank30th in Romania
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
81wxyz3
Area code+40 x394
Car PlatesBR5
GDPUS$1.930 billion (2015)
GDP/capitaUS$6,315 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Board
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

Demographics edit

At the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila County had a population of 281,452 and the population density was 59.1/km2 (152.9/sq mi).[2]

Year County population[4]
1948 271,251  
1956 297,276  
1966 339,954  
1977 377,954  
1992 392,069  
2002 373,174  
2011 304,925  
2021 281,452  

Geography edit

This county has a total area of 4,766 km2 (1,840 sq mi).

All the county lies on a flat plane: the Bărăgan Plain, one of the best areas for growing cereals in Romania.

On the east side there is the Danube, which forms an island – the Great Brăila Island –surrounded by the Măcin channel, Cremenea channel, and Vâlciu channel. On the northern side there is the Siret River and on the north-western side there is the Buzău River.

Neighbours edit

 

Economy edit

The agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Industry is almost entirely concentrated in the city of Brăila. The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Food industry.
  • Textile industry.
  • Mechanical components industry.

In Brăila there is an important harbour, once the biggest cereal harbour in Romania.

Tourism edit

 
DN21, a road in Romania, in Brăila County

The main tourist destinations are:

Politics edit

The Brăila County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:[5]

    Party Seats Current County Council
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 17                                  
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 10                                  
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 3                                  

Administrative divisions edit

 
Brăila
 
City hall in Ianca, the second largest urban locality in Brăila County
See also: Cantemir metropolitan area

Brăila County has 1 municipality, 3 towns, and 40 communes

Historical county edit

Județul Brăila
County (Județ)
 
The Brăila County prefecture and court building from the interwar period, now the engineering building of Dunărea de Jos University.
 
Coat of arms
 
Country  Romania
Historic regionMuntenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Brăila
Area
 • Total4,286 km2 (1,655 sq mi)
Population
 (1930)
 • Total219,932
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Historically, the county was located in the southeastern part of Greater Romania, in the northeastern part of the Muntenia region. Its territory included the portions of the current county to the east and south-east of the Buzău River. It was bordered on the west by the counties of Buzău and Râmnicu-Sărat, to the north by Covurlui County, to the east by Tulcea County, and to the south by the counties of Constanța and Ialomița.

Administration edit

 
Map of Brăila County as constituted in 1938.

The county was originally divided administratively into four districts (plăși):[6]

  1. Plasa Călmățui, with headquarters at Făurei
  2. Plasa Ianca, with headquarters at Ianca
  3. Plasa Silistraru, with headquarters at Silistraru
  4. Plasa Viziru, with headquarters at Viziru

Subsequently, Plasa Călmățui, was abolished and two new districts were established in its place:

  1. Plasa I.I.C. Brătianu, with headquarters at Făurei
  2. Plasa Vădeni, with headquarters at Vădeni

Population edit

 
Map of Brăila County's ethnic groups as reported in the 1930 census.

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 219,831 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 89.4% Romanians, 3.1% Jews, 2.2% Greeks, 0.7% Hungarians, 0.6% Russians, as well as other minorities.[7] From the religious point of view, the population was 93.6% Eastern Orthodox, 3.3% Jewish, 1.2% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.[8]

Urban population edit

In 1930, the county's urban population was 68,347 inhabitants, comprising 75.4% Romanians, 9.7% Jews, 6.7% Greeks, 1.7% Hungarians, 1.6% Russians, as well as other minorities.[7] Mother tongues among the urban population were Romanian (82.6%), Greek (5.8%), Yiddish (4.8%), Russian (1.9%), Hungarian (1.5%), as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 84.4% Eastern Orthodox, 10.4% Jewish, 3.2% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.[8]

References edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brăila County.
  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ (PDF). Recensamantromania.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie" 16 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002" 22 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. ^ Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Brăila
  7. ^ a b Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 80-81
  8. ^ a b Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 561

February 16, 2024
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Brăila County Romanian pronunciation breˈila is a county județ of Romania in Muntenia with the capital city at Brăila Brăila County Județul BrăilaCountyCoat of armsCoordinates 45 07 N 27 41 E 45 11 N 27 68 E 45 11 27 68Country RomaniaDevelopment region1Sud EstHistoric regionMunteniaCapital city Reședință de județ BrăilaGovernment TypeCounty Board President of the County BoardFrancisk Iulian Chiriac PSD Area Total4 766 km2 1 840 sq mi Rank32nd in RomaniaPopulation 2021 12 01 1 Total281 452 Rank30th in Romania Density59 km2 150 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal Code81wxyz3Area code 40 x394Car PlatesBR5GDPUS 1 930 billion 2015 GDP capitaUS 6 315 2015 WebsiteCounty BoardCounty Prefecture1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union2 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 corps3w x y and z are digits that indicate the city the street part of the street or even the building of the address4x is a digit indicating the operator 2 for the former national operator Romtelecom and 3 for the other ground telephone networks5used 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 Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 2 1 Neighbours 3 Economy 4 Tourism 5 Politics 6 Administrative divisions 7 Historical county 7 1 Administration 7 2 Population 7 2 1 Urban population 8 ReferencesDemographics editAt the 2021 Romanian census Brăila County had a population of 281 452 and the population density was 59 1 km2 152 9 sq mi 2 Romanians 98 3 Romani Russians Lipovans Aromanians and others c 2 Year County population 4 1948 271 251 nbsp 1956 297 276 nbsp 1966 339 954 nbsp 1977 377 954 nbsp 1992 392 069 nbsp 2002 373 174 nbsp 2011 304 925 nbsp 2021 281 452 nbsp Geography editThis county has a total area of 4 766 km2 1 840 sq mi All the county lies on a flat plane the Bărăgan Plain one of the best areas for growing cereals in Romania On the east side there is the Danube which forms an island the Great Brăila Island surrounded by the Măcin channel Cremenea channel and Valciu channel On the northern side there is the Siret River and on the north western side there is the Buzău River Neighbours edit nbsp AB AR AG BC BH BN BT BV BR BZ CS CL CJ CT CV DB DJ GL GR GJ HR HD IL IS IF MM MH MS NT OT PH SM SJ SB SV TR TM TL VS VL VN B Tulcea County in the east Buzău County in the west Galați County and Vrancea County in the north Ialomița County and Constanța County in the south Economy editThe agriculture is the main occupation in the county Industry is almost entirely concentrated in the city of Brăila The predominant industries in the county are Food industry Textile industry Mechanical components industry In Brăila there is an important harbour once the biggest cereal harbour in Romania Tourism edit nbsp DN21 a road in Romania in Brăila CountyThe main tourist destinations are The city of Brăila The Lacu Sărat resort Politics editThe Brăila County Council renewed at the 2020 local elections consists of 30 counsellors with the following party composition 5 Party Seats Current County Council Social Democratic Party PSD 17 National Liberal Party PNL 10 People s Movement Party PMP 3 Administrative divisions edit nbsp Brăila nbsp City hall in Ianca the second largest urban locality in Brăila CountySee also Cantemir metropolitan area Brăila County has 1 municipality 3 towns and 40 communes Municipalities Brăila capital city population 154 686 as of 2021 Towns Făurei Ianca InsurățeiCommunes Bărăganul Berteștii de Jos Bordei Verde Cazasu Chiscani Ciocile Cireșu Dudești Frecăței Galbenu Gemenele Grădiștea Gropeni Jirlău Mărașu Măxineni Mircea Vodă Movila Miresii Racovița Ramnicelu Romanu Roșiori Salcia Tudor Scorțaru Nou Siliștea Stăncuța Surdila Găiseanca Surdila Greci Șuțești Tichilești Traian Tudor Vladimirescu Tufești Ulmu Unirea Vădeni Victoria Vișani Viziru ZăvoaiaHistorical county editJudețul BrăilaCounty Județ nbsp The Brăila County prefecture and court building from the interwar period now the engineering building of Dunărea de Jos University nbsp Coat of arms nbsp Country nbsp RomaniaHistoric regionMunteniaCapital city Reședință de județ BrăilaArea Total4 286 km2 1 655 sq mi Population 1930 Total219 932 Density51 km2 130 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Historically the county was located in the southeastern part of Greater Romania in the northeastern part of the Muntenia region Its territory included the portions of the current county to the east and south east of the Buzău River It was bordered on the west by the counties of Buzău and Ramnicu Sărat to the north by Covurlui County to the east by Tulcea County and to the south by the counties of Constanța and Ialomița Administration edit nbsp Map of Brăila County as constituted in 1938 The county was originally divided administratively into four districts plăși 6 Plasa Călmățui with headquarters at Făurei Plasa Ianca with headquarters at Ianca Plasa Silistraru with headquarters at Silistraru Plasa Viziru with headquarters at ViziruSubsequently Plasa Călmățui was abolished and two new districts were established in its place Plasa I I C Brătianu with headquarters at Făurei Plasa Vădeni with headquarters at VădeniPopulation edit nbsp Map of Brăila County s ethnic groups as reported in the 1930 census According to the 1930 census data the county population was 219 831 inhabitants ethnically divided as follows 89 4 Romanians 3 1 Jews 2 2 Greeks 0 7 Hungarians 0 6 Russians as well as other minorities 7 From the religious point of view the population was 93 6 Eastern Orthodox 3 3 Jewish 1 2 Roman Catholic as well as other minorities 8 Urban population edit In 1930 the county s urban population was 68 347 inhabitants comprising 75 4 Romanians 9 7 Jews 6 7 Greeks 1 7 Hungarians 1 6 Russians as well as other minorities 7 Mother tongues among the urban population were Romanian 82 6 Greek 5 8 Yiddish 4 8 Russian 1 9 Hungarian 1 5 as well as other minorities From the religious point of view the urban population was composed of 84 4 Eastern Orthodox 10 4 Jewish 3 2 Roman Catholic as well as other minorities 8 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brăila County Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 XLS National Institute of Statistics COMUNICAT DE PRESĂ 2 februarie 2012 privind rezultatele provizorii ale Recensămantului Populaţiei si Locuinţelor 2011 PDF Recensamantromania ro Archived from the original PDF on 22 April 2018 Retrieved 11 April 2018 National Institute of Statistics Populația după etnie Archived 16 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine National Institute of Statistics Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948 1956 1966 1977 1992 și 2002 Archived 22 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020 Json in Romanian Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă Retrieved 2 November 2020 Portretul Romaniei Interbelice Județul Brăila a b Recensămantul general al populației Romaniei din 29 decemvrie 1930 Vol II pag 80 81 a b Recensămantul general al populației Romaniei din 29 decemvrie 1930 Vol II pag 561 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brăila County amp oldid 1188507576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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