Călăraşi County
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Călăraşi (Template:IPA2) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călăraşi.
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Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 324,617 and a population density of 64/km².
- Romanians - 95%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"</ref>
- Roma and others.
| Year | County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref> |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 287,722 |
| 1956 | 318,573 |
| 1966 | 337,261 |
| 1977 | 338,807 |
| 1992 | 338,804 |
| 2002 | 324,617 |
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.
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.
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
Tourism
The main tourist destinantion:
Administrative divisions
The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns, and 48 communes.
Municipalities
Towns
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
References
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