Brăila County
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| Brăila County | |||
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| Development region: | Sud-Est | ||
| Historic region: | Greater Wallachia | ||
| Capital city: | Brăila | ||
| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: |
373,174 78/km² |
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| Area: | 4,766 km² | ||
| Codes: • Car numbers • ISO 3166-2:RO |
BR RO-BR |
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| Telephone code: | (+40) x39 (1) | ||
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County Council Prefecture |
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Brăila (IPA: [brə.'i.la]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.
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[edit] Neighbours
- Tulcea County in the east.
- Buzău County in the west.
- Galaţi County and Vrancea County in the north.
- Ialomiţa County and Constanţa County in the south.
[edit] Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 373,174 and the population density was 78/km².
| Year | County population[2] |
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| 1948 | 271,251 |
| 1956 | 297,276 |
| 1966 | 339,954 |
| 1977 | 377,954 |
| 1992 | 392,031 |
| 2002 | 373,174 |
[edit] Geography
This county has a total area of 4,766 km².
Al 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.
[edit] Economy
The agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Industry is almoast 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.
[edit] Tourism
The main turistical destinantions are:
- The city of Brăila.
- The Lacu Sărat Resort.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The county has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 40 communes.
[edit] Municipality
[edit] Towns
- Ianca
- Însurăţei
- Făurei
[edit] Communes
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[edit] References
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
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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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