Vrancea County

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Location of the Vrancea County in Romania
Map of the district of Vrancea
Coat of arms of the Vrancea County
Coat of arms of the Vrancea district, at the time of real socialism

Vrancea [ ˈvrant͜ʃea ] is a Romanian district ( Romanian Județ ) in the Moldova region with the district capital Focşani . Its common abbreviation and the license plate are VN.

The Vrancea County borders in the north to the county Bacau , in the north-east to the Vaslui county , in the East to the Galaţi County , in the southeast of the Brăila County , in the south and in the southwest to the county Buzau and in the west to the Covasna County .

Demographics

In 2002 the district had 387,632 inhabitants and a population density of 80 inhabitants per km². Of these, 380,364 were Romanians , 6,813 Roma , 135 Hungarians , 41 Germans , 36 Turks .

In 2011 the district had 340,310 inhabitants, thus a population density of 70 inhabitants per km².

geography

The district has a total area of ​​4863 km², which corresponds to 2.03% of the area of ​​Romania. Vrancea is one of the most seismically active regions in Europe. In 1977, the Vrancea earthquake struck one of the most powerful earthquakes in Eastern European history.

cities and communes

Vrancea County officially consists of 346 localities. Five of these have the status of a city , 67 that of a municipality and the remainder are administratively assigned to cities and municipalities.

Biggest places

City / municipality Residents
Focșani ( German Fokschan , Hungarian Foksány ) 79,315
Adjud (ung. Egyedhalma ) 16,045
Mărăşeşti 10,671
Odobești (Hungarian Odobest ) 09,364
Panciu (Hungarian Páncsu ) 07,664
Slobozia Bradului 07,010
Homocea 06,625
Vidra 06,295
Vulturu 06.277
Gugeşti 05,942
Păunești (Hungarian Pávafalva ) 05,898
Țifești 05,197
Vânători 05,164
Sihlea 05,039
Coteşti 04,641
(As of October 20, 2011)

See also

Web links

Commons : Vrancea County  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ethnic and religious composition in the 2002 census, accessed on November 29, 2015
  2. ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de

Coordinates: 45 ° 47 '  N , 26 ° 58'  E