Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2.
Romanians – 94.1%National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie" Romani – 5.7% Turks - 0.1% Unknown - 0.1%
Year County populationNational Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002" 1948 287,722 1956 318,573 1966 337,261 1977 338,807 1992 338,844 2002 324,617 2011 285,050 2021 283,458
List of cities by population
All the data, except Călărași, is as of 2002.
Călărași (county's capital and largest city) – 58,211 (as of 2021) Oltenița – 27,217 Modelu (county's largest village) – 9,804 Budești (with Crivăț village) – 9,709 Borcea (village) – 9,676 Dragalina (village) – 8,760 Chirnogi (village) – 8,131
The other two towns of Călărași county (Lehliu Gară and Fundulea) have a population under 8,000 inhabitants.
Geography This county has an area of 5,088 km2.
The entire area lies in the southern part of the Bărăgan Plain and is crossed by small rivers with deep valleys. On its southern and eastern sides there is the valley of the Danube which, on the eastern side, splits into a number of branches, forming islands, now drained. On the western side, the rivers Argeș and Dâmbovița form a wide valley before flowing into the Danube.
Neighbours
Constanța County to the East. Ilfov County and Giurgiu County to the West. Ialomița County to the North. Bulgaria to the South – Silistra Province
Economy Agriculture is the county's main industry, generating about 3% of the entire country's agricultural output.
The county's industries: Metallurgy – there is a big metallurgical plant in Călărași, similar to the one in Galați Food processing Textiles Construction materials
Tourism Tourism in the county is uncommon. There are only 3 hotels in Călărași County. The main tourist destinations: The town of Călărași; The town of Oltenița; Fishing on the Danube.
Politics
The Călărași County Council, elected at the 2024 local elections, consists of 31 councilors, with the following party composition:
Party Seats Current County Council Social Democratic Party (PSD) 18 National Liberal Party (PNL) 9 Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) 4
Administrative divisions
Călărași County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 50 communes Municipalities Călărași – county seat; population: 65,181 (as of 2011) Oltenița Towns Budești Fundulea Lehliu-Gară
Communes Alexandru Odobescu Belciugatele Borcea Căscioarele Chirnogi Chiselet Crivăț Ciocănești Curcani Cuza Vodă Dichiseni Dor Mărunt Dorobanțu Dragalina Dragoș Vodă Frăsinet Frumușani Fundeni Gălbinași Grădiștea Gurbănești Ileana Independența Jegălia Lehliu Luica Lupșanu Mânăstirea Mitreni Modelu Nana Nicolae Bălcescu Perișoru Plătărești Radovanu Roseți Sărulești Sohatu Spanțov Șoldanu Ștefan cel Mare Ștefan Vodă Tămădău Mare Ulmeni Ulmu Unirea Valea Argovei Vasilați Vâlcelele Vlad Țepeș
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