Călăraşi

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Călăraşi (Template:IPA), the capital of Călăraşi County is situated in south-east of Romania, in Wallachia, on the bank of Borcea branch of the Danube, at about 12 kilometers from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometers from Bucharest.

The city is an industrial center for lumber and paper, food processing, glass manufacturing, textiles, medical equipment production and heavy industry. The city is known colloquially as "Capşa provinciei" (the Capşa from the provinces).<ref>Template:Ro icon Dana Andronie and Dana Cobuz, "Din Capşa provinciei", Jurnalul Naţional, May 1, 2007</ref>

1 Population
2 History
3 Transportation
4 Population
5 Climate
6 Notable natives
7 References
8 Sister cities

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Population

In 2002, Călăraşi had a population of 70,039, with 95.86% of them declaring themselves as being Romanians and 3.45% Roma. The surrounding area of Călăraşi (Modelu; Ostrov; Roseti; Grădiştea; Cuza-Vodă; Lipniţa and Ştefan-Vodă) has a population of almost 110,000 inhabitants.

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History

The site of a prehistoric village, Călăraşi was created by Wallachian princes as a station on the route to Istanbul, operated by horseback riders (the călăraşi). It expanded into a small town, and in 1834 became the surrounding country's capital.

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Transportation

Călăraşi is connected by DN3, DN21, DN31 and DN3B. Also A2 ("The Sun's Motorway") has 3 exits for Călăraşi, at Lehliu Gară (about 50km NW), Dragalina (about 30km N) and Feteşti (about 40km NE).

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Population

1900: 11,024
2003: 70,039

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Climate

The climate is continental with a year average temperature of 11.3 °C (52.34 °F). The lowest temperature ever recorded in Calarasi was -30,0 °C (-22 °F) on January 9, 1938 and the highest was 41,4 °C (106.52 °F) on August 10, 1957. Template:Infobox Weather

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