Călărași County

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Country Romania Historic region Muntenia Area rank 28th in Romania Area 5,088 km² Capital Călărași		Development region Sud Capital city (Reședință de județ) Călărași Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 285,050 (2011)

Points of interest Grădina Zoologică, Parcul Central, Muzeul de Artă al municipiu Destinations Danube, Călărași, Oltenița

Călărași ([kələˈraʃʲ]) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.

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Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km².

Romanians – 95%

Roma and others.

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.