Călăraşi County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Călărași County Județul Călărași
County
Landscape in Călărași County
Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Development region1	Sud
Historic region	Muntenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Călărași
Created	1981
Government
• Type	County Board
Area
• Total	5,088 km2 (1,964 sq mi)
Area rank	28th in Romania
Population  (2011)
• Total	285,050
• Rank	34th in Romania
• Density	56.02/km2 (145.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	91wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x424
Car Plates	CL5
GDP	US$ 1.635 billion (2015)
GDP/capita	US$ 5,736 (2015)
Website	County Board County Prefecture
1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed as a way of managing funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after resigning (or being excluded) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Călărași is a county in Romania. It is located near the border with Bulgaria. This area is part of a bigger region called Muntenia. The main city and capital of Călărași County is Călărași.

What is Călărași County Like?

Călărași County covers a total area of 5,088 square kilometers. This makes it the 28th largest county in Romania.

How is Călărași County Organized?

Călărași County is divided into different types of places. These divisions help manage the county. It has two main cities, called municipalities. There are also three smaller towns. And it has 50 communes, which are like groups of villages.

Main Cities (Municipalities)

The two largest cities in Călărași County are called municipalities.

• Călărași: This is the capital city of the county. About 65,181 people lived here in 2011.
• Oltenița

Towns in the County

Besides the main cities, Călărași County also has three towns.

• Budești
• Fundulea
• Lehliu-Gară

Communes (Groups of Villages)

There are 50 communes in Călărași County. Each commune is made up of one or more villages.

Images for kids

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  Călărași

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  Oltenița

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Călărași (Rumania) para niños