| Type: | town |
| County: | Covasna |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Official Name: | Întorsura Buzăului |
| Leader Name: | Raul Urdă[1] |
| Leader Party: | USR PLUS |
| Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Coordinates: | 45.6728°N 26.0342°W |
| Elevation: | 754 |
| Area Total: | 60.97 |
| Postal Code: | 525300 |
Întorsura Buzăului (Hungarian: Bodzaforduló in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈbodd͡zɒforduloː/) is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers three villages: Brădet (Bredét), Floroaia (Virágospatak) and Scrădoasa.
The town is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with Brașov County, and lies on the left bank of the Buzău River. The town's name means Buzău's Turning in Romanian; it gets its name from being located near a large turn that the river takes. The river initially flows northwards, but takes a sudden turn towards the south-east near the town.
Întorsura Buzăului is located at altitude, in a depression, surrounded by the, Ciucaș, and mountains. Due to its location, the town registers the lowest temperatures in Romania every year.
The town is some southeast of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, and south of Covasna. It is traversed by national road DN10, which links Brașov to Buzău. This road passes through the Carpathian Mountains and for most of its length follows the Buzău River. There is also a railroad that links Brașov and Întorsura Buzăului which goes through the that crosses the Întorsurii Mountains; with a length of, this is the longest railway tunnel in Romania.[2]
At the 2021 census, Întorsura Buzăului had a population of 8,332.[3] At the 2011 census, the town had 7,319 inhabitants, of whom 7,265 were ethnic Romanians, 37 were ethnic Hungarians, and 12 ethnic Romani.[4]
Demographic movement according to the censuses:
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The Ciobănașul (English: Little Shepherd) Annual Festival takes place in Întorsura Buzăului on the first Sunday of September and lasts for two days. At the festival, visitors come from the town and the surrounding villages, and even from other counties. In 2006, Romanian President Traian Băsescu attended the festival. During the festival the attendants can consume Romanian traditional foods and drinks and are entertained with Romanian folk music.