Type: | commune |
County: | Brașov |
Vama Buzăului | |
Subdivisions: | Acriș, Buzăiel, Dălghiu, Vama Buzăului |
Leader Name: | Tiberiu-Nicolae Chirilaș |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.5833°N 84°W |
Elevation: | 778 |
Area Total: | 156.63 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 507245 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 68 |
Vama Buzăului (German: Bodzau; Hungarian: Bodzavám) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Acriș (Egrestelep), Buzăiel (Kisbodza), Dălghiu (Döblön), and Vama Buzăului.
The commune is situated at an altitude of, on the banks of the Buzău River, close to its source in the Ciucaș Mountains. It is located in the southeastern corner of Brașov County, on the border with the Prahova, Buzău, and Covasna counties, at a distance of from the town of Întorsura Buzăului and from the county seat, Brașov. Vama Buzăului is crossed by the DC49A road, which connects it to national road DC10 to the north and county road DJ103A to the west.
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,486; of those, 82.27% were Romanians and 10.61% were Roma.
The Valea Zimbrilor Nature Reserve, located in Acriș village, is home to a population of European bisons. Founded in 2008 on an area covering, the reserve held 28 bisons in 2018; since then, 4 were sent to other reserves in the Southern Carpathians, and 4 were sent to roam completely free in the Țarcu Mountains.[1]