Călărași County

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Călărași (Template:IPA) 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%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie" Template:Webarchive</ref>
Romani – 5.7%
Turks - 0.1%
Unknown - 0.1%

Year	County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002" Template:Webarchive</ref>
1948	287,722 Template:Steady
1956	318,573 Template:Increase
1966	337,261 Template:Increase
1977	338,807 Template:Increase
1992	338,844 Template:Decrease
2002	324,617 Template:Decrease
2011	285,050 Template:Decrease
2021	283,458 Template:Decrease

List of cities by population

All the data, except Călărași, is as of 2002.

Călărași (county's capital and largest city) – 73,823 (as of 2005)
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

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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. [1] The main tourist destinations:

The town of Călărași;
The town of Oltenița;
Fishing on the Danube.

Politics

The Călărași County Council, elected at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

	Party	Seats	Current County Council
Template:Party color cell	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	15	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell
Template:Party color cell	PNL-USR PLUS Alliance	13	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell
Template:Party color cell	PRO Romania (PRO)	2	Template:Party color cell	Template:Party color cell