Brăila County


Brăila County is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.

Demographics

In 2011, Brăila had a population of 304,925 and the population density was 64/km2.
YearCounty population
1948 271,251
1956 297,276
1966 339,954
1977 377,954
1992 392,069
2002 373,174
2011 304,925

Geography

This county has a total area of 4,766 km2.
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.

Neighbours

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.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:
The Brăila County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 33 counselors, with the following party composition:

Administrative divisions

Brăila County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 40 communes
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.

Administration

The county was originally divided administratively into four districts :
  1. Plasa Călmățui, with headquarters at Făurei
  2. Plasa Ianca, with headquarters at Ianca
  3. Plasa Silistraru, with headquarters at Silistraru
  4. Plasa Viziru, with headquarters at Viziru
Subsequently, Plasa Călmățui, was abolished and two new districts were established in its place:
  1. Plasa I.I.C. Bratianu, with headquarters at Făurei
  2. Plasa Vădeni, with headquarters at Vădeni

    Population

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. 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.

Urban population

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. Mother tongues among the urban population were Romanian, Greek, Yiddish, Russian, Hungarian, 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.