1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from theEuropean 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
In the North Side there are the mountains from the southern end of theEastern Carpathians group – theVrancea Mountains and theBuzău Mountains with heights over 1,700 m. The heights decrease in the South and East passing through the subcarpathian hills to theBărăgan Plain at about 80 m.
The main river crossing the county is theBuzău River which collects many small rivers from the mountains and flows to the East into theSiret River.
Historically, the county was located in the central-southern part ofGreater Romania, in the northeastern part of the historical region ofMuntenia. Its territory included the southern and western parts of today's Buzău County and several localities that are today inPrahova County, including the town ofMizil. It was bordered on the west byPrahova County, to the north by the counties ofBrașov,Trei Scaune, andPutna, to the east by the counties ofRâmnicu Sărat andBrăila, and to the south byIalomița County.
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 309,405 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.4% Romanians, 1.5% Romanies, 0.5% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 98.9% Eastern Orthodox, 0.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities.
In 1930, the county's urban population was 42,127 inhabitants, comprising 91.2% Romanians, 3.7% Jews, 2.3% Romanies, 0.9% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.3% Eastern Orthodox, 3.9% Jewish, 1.0% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
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