Vrancea County

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Vrancea (Template:IPA2) is a county (judeţ) in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
- 2.1 Neighbours
3 Economy
4 Tourism
5 Administrative divisions
6 References
7 External links

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Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 387,632 and a population density of 80/km².

Romanians - over 98%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"</ref>
Rromas, others.

Year	County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref>
1948	290,183
1956	326,532
1966	351,292
1977	369,740
1992	393,408
2002	387,632

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Geography

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Hills near the Milcov River, which divides Moldavia from Muntenia.

Vrancea County's area is of 4,857 km².

A curvedly shaped mountainous area, known in Romanian as Carpaţii de Curbură, lies in the western part of the county, at the Southern end of Eastern Carpathians, with heights over 1400 m. To the East, the heights decrease into hilly areas and the lower valley of Siret River.

The main tributary of the Siret River, which crosses the county, is the Putna.

The area is a seismically active one, with yearly earthquakes whose epicenter depths are between 80 and 160 km.

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Neighbours

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Vaslui County and Galaţi County to the East.
Covasna County to the West.
Bacău County to the North.
Buzău County to the South and Brăila County to the South-East.

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Economy

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Vineyards near Focşani, the seat of Vrancea County.

The county is famous for its wines, being the biggest wine producer in Romania. Over 11% of the county surface is covered with vines. The county's renown wine regions are Panciu - 8100 ha, Odobeşti - 7000 ha, and Coteşti.

County's main industries: