Călăraşi County
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| Country |  Romania |
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| Development region1 | Sud | ||
| Historic region | Greater Wallachia | ||
| Capital city (Resedinta de judet) | Călăraşi | ||
| Government | |||
| - Type | County Board | ||
| - President of the County Board | Răducu George Filipescu (National Liberal Party) | ||
| - Prefect2 | Şerban Jenel | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 5,088 km² (1,964.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 324,617 | ||
| - Density | 64/km² (165.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 91wxyz3 | ||
| Area code(s) | +40 x424 | ||
| Car Plates | CL5 | ||
| 1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed as a way of managing 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 from having any political activity in the first six months after resigning (or being excluded) 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 |
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| Website: County Board County Prefecture |
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Călăraşi (IPA: [cə.lə.'raʃʲ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călăraşi.
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[edit] Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 324,617 and a population density of 64/km².
| Year | County population[2] |
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| 1948 | 287,722 |
| 1956 | 318,573 |
| 1966 | 337,261 |
| 1977 | 338,807 |
| 1992 | 338,804 |
| 2002 | 324,617 |
[edit] Geography
This county has an area of 5,088 km².
The entire area lies the south part of the Bărăgan Plain and is crossed by small rivers with deep valleys. On its southern and eastern sides there is the valley of the Danube which, on the eastern side, splits into a number of branches, forming islands, now drained. On the western side, the rivers Argeş and Dâmboviţa form a wide valley before flowing into the Danube.
[edit] Neighbours
- Constanţa County to the East.
- Ilfov County and Giurgiu County to the West.
- Ialomiţa County to the North.
- Bulgaria to the South - Silistra Province and Ruse Province.
[edit] Economy
Agriculture is the county's main industry, generating about 3% of the entire country's agricultural output.
The county's industries:
- Metallurgy - there is a big metallurgical plant in Călăraşi, similar to the one in Galaţi
- Food processing
- Textiles
- Construction materials
[edit] Tourism
The main tourist destinantion:
[edit] Administrative divisions
The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns, and 48 communes.
[edit] Municipalities
[edit] Towns
[edit] Communes
- Alexandru Odobescu
- Belciugatele
- Borcea
- Căscioarele
- Chirnogi
- Chiselet
- Crivăţ
- Ciocăneşti
- Curcani
- Cuza Vodă
- Dichiseni
- Dor Mărunt
- Dorobanţu
- Dragalina
- Dragoş Vodă
- Frăsinet
- Frumuşani
- Fundeni
- Gălbinaşi
- Grădiştea
- Gurbăneşti
- Ileana
- Independenţa
- Jegălia
- Lehliu
- Luica
- Lupşanu
- Mânăstirea
- Mitreni
- Modelu
- Nana
- Nicolae Bălcescu
- Perişoru
- Plătăreşti
- Radovanu
- Roseţi
- Săruleşti
- Sohatu
- Spanţov
- Şoldanu
- Ştefan cel Mare
- Ştefan Vodă
- Tămădău Mare
- Ulmeni
- Ulmu
- Unirea
- Valea Argovei
[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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