A județ ( pronounced [ʒuˈdets] , plural județe [ʒuˈdetse] ) is an administrative division in Romania , and was also used from 1940 to 1947 in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1998 to 2003 in Moldova .
5-555: Călărași ( Romanian pronunciation: [kələˈraʃʲ] ) is a county ( județ ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria , in Muntenia , with the county seat at Călărași . In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km. All the data, except Călărași, is as of 2002. The other two towns of Călărași county ( Lehliu Gară and Fundulea ) have a population under 8,000 inhabitants. This county has an area of 5,088 km. The entire area lies in
10-410: A county seat ( reședință de județ ) which serves as its administrative capital; this designation usually belongs to the largest and most developed city in the respective county. The central government is represented by one prefect in every județ . The capital, Bucharest , is not a județ , but a special municipality with identical functions, which also acts as the county seat of Ilfov . In
15-613: The Romanian Principalities , the județ was an office with administrative and judicial functions, corresponding to both judge and mayor . The word is etymologically rooted in the Latin "judicium", and is therefore cognate to other administrative institutions like the Sardinian giudicati , or terms like jurisdiction and judge . In Romanian, the term județ does not take an initial capital unless it
20-765: The entire country's agricultural output. The county's industries: Tourism in the county is uncommon. There are only 3 hotels in Călărași County. [1] The main tourist destinations: The Călărași County Council, elected at the 2020 local elections , consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition: Călărași County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 50 communes 47°15′N 28°20′E / 47.250°N 28.333°E / 47.250; 28.333 Jude%C8%9B There are 41 județe in Romania, divided into municipii (municipalities), orașe (cities) and comune (communes). Each județ has
25-536: 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 . Agriculture is the county's main industry, generating about 3% of
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