Brașov County: County in Romania
Braşov ((IPA: ); Hungarian: Brassó) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania.
The capital of Braşov County is Braşov.
Brașov County Județul Brașov | |
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County | |
 Administrative map | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brașov County in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 25°17′E / 45.79°N 25.28°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Development region1 | Centru |
| Historic region | Transylvania |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Brașov |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Board |
| • President of the County Board | Adrian Veștea (National Liberal Party) |
| • Prefect2 | Marian Rasaliu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,363 km2 (2,071 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25th in Romania |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 549,217 |
| • Rank | 13th in Romania |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 50wxyz3 |
| Area code | +40 x684 |
| Car Plates | BV5 |
| GDP | US$ 5.852 billion (2015) |
| GDP/capita | US$ 10,655 (2015) |
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
| 1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract 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 to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) 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 | |
Geography
Braşov County has an area of 5,363 km².
Divisions
Braşov County has 4 municipalities, 6 towns and 48 communes:
Municipalities
Towns
Communes
- Apața
- Augustin
- Beclean
- Bod
- Bran
- Budila
- Bunești
- Cața
- Cincu
- Comăna
- Cristian
- Crizbav
- Drăguș
- Dumbrăvița
- Feldioara
- Fundata
- Hălchiu
- Hărman
- Hârseni
- Hoghiz
- Holbav
- Homorod
- Jibert
- Lisa
- Mândra
- Măieruș
- Moieciu
- Ormeniș
- Părău
- Poiana Mărului
- Prejmer
- Racoș
- Recea
- Șercaia
- Șinca
- Șinca Nouă
- Sâmbăta de Sus
- Sânpetru
- Șoarș
- Tărlungeni
- Teliu
- Ticușu
- Ucea
- Ungra
- Vama Buzăului
- Viștea
- Voila
- Vulcan
References
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