| Brăila County | |
| Native Name: | Județul Brăila |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Shield Link: | Coat of arms |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Development region1 |
| Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
| Government Type: | County Council |
| Leader Title: | President of the County Council |
| Leader Title1: | Prefect2 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4766 |
| Coordinates: | 45.11°N 27.68°W |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 172,533 |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code: | 81wxyz3 |
| Area Code: | +40 x394 |
| Blank Info: | BR5 |
| Blank1 Name: | GDP |
| Blank1 Info: | US$1.930 billion (2015) |
| Blank2 Info: | US$6,315 (2015) |
| Footnotes: | 1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract 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 to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) 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 |
| Website: | County Council County Prefecture |
Brăila County (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /brəˈila/) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.
At the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila County had a population of 281,452 (172,533 people in urban areas and 108,919 people in rural areas.) and the population density was .[1]
| Year | County population[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 271,251 | |
| 1956 | 297,276 | |
| 1966 | 339,954 | |
| 1977 | 377,954 | |
| 1992 | 392,069 | |
| 2002 | 373,174 | |
| 2011 | 304,925 | |
| 2021 | 281,452 |
This county has a total area of .
All the county lies on a flat plane: the Bărăgan Plain, one of the best areas for growing cereals in Romania.
On the east side there is the Danube, which forms an island – the Great Brăila Island –surrounded by the Măcin channel, Cremenea channel, and Vâlciu channel. On the northern side there is the Siret River and on the north-western side there is the Buzău River.
The agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Industry is almost entirely concentrated in the city of Brăila. The predominant industries in the county are:
In Brăila there is an important harbour, once the biggest cereal harbour in Romania.
The main tourist destinations are:
The Brăila County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:[4]
| Party | Seats | Current County Council | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
See also: Cantemir metropolitan area. Brăila County has 1 municipality, 3 towns, and 40 communes
| Official Name: | Județul Brăila |
| Settlement Type: | County (Județ) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Title2: | Ceased to exist |
| Area Total Km2: | 4286 |
| Population As Of: | 1930 |
| Population Total: | 219932 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Historically, the county was located in the southeastern part of Greater Romania, in the northeastern part of the Muntenia region. Its territory included the portions of the current county to the east and south-east of the Buzău River. It was bordered on the west by the counties of Buzău and Râmnicu-Sărat, to the north by Covurlui County, to the east by Tulcea County, and to the south by the counties of Constanța and Ialomița.
The county was originally divided administratively into four districts (plăși):[5]
Subsequently, Plasa Călmățui, was abolished and two new districts were established in its place:
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 219,831 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 89.4% Romanians, 3.1% Jews, 2.2% Greeks, 0.7% Hungarians, 0.6% Russians, as well as other minorities.[6] From the religious point of view, the population was 93.6% Eastern Orthodox, 3.3% Jewish, 1.2% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.[7]
In 1930, the county's urban population was 68,347 inhabitants, comprising 75.4% Romanians, 9.7% Jews, 6.7% Greeks, 1.7% Hungarians, 1.6% Russians, as well as other minorities.[6] Mother tongues among the urban population were Romanian (82.6%), Greek (5.8%), Yiddish (4.8%), Russian (1.9%), Hungarian (1.5%), as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 84.4% Eastern Orthodox, 10.4% Jewish, 3.2% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.[7]