Budești
Budeshti | |
|---|---|
 Location in Călărași County | |
  Budești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′48″N 26°27′0″E / 44.23000°N 26.45000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Călărași |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Mihai Ilie[1] (PPU) |
| Area | 93 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 7,126 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 915100 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 42 |
| Vehicle reg. | CL |
| Website | www |
Budești (Romani: Budeshti) is a small provincial town in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. Three villages are administered by the town: Aprozi, Buciumeni, and Gruiu. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
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Geography
The town lies in the southwestern corner of the Bărăgan Plain, where the river Dâmbovița flows into the Argeș.
Budești is located in the western part of Călărași County, on the border with Giurgiu County. It lies at a distance of 30 km (19 mi) south-east of Bucharest, the capital of the country, and 77 km (48 mi) west of Călărași, the county seat.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,044 | — |
| 2002 | 9,596 | −4.5% |
| 2011 | 7,024 | −26.8% |
| 2021 | 7,126 | +1.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the 2021 census, Budești has a population of 7,126 people. It is the Romanian town with the largest proportion of Romani. As one of two urban areas where Romani make up more than 20% of the total population, Budești is also the one of two towns in Romania where the Romani language has co-official status alongside Romanian, with education, signage, and public service provided in both languages. 62% of the town's population is of Romanian ethnicity and 37.8% is of Romani ethnicity.
In terms of religion, 99.59% of the population declared themselves to be Romanian Orthodox at the 2002 census, 0.28% were Pentecostal, and 0.11% declared another religion.
Natives
- Costică Canacheu (born 1958), politician and businessman
- Iulică Cazan (born 1980), sports shooter
- Marian Sârbu (born 1958), trade unionist and politician
- Constantin Ștefănescu Amza (1875–1964), general and politician
See also
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
External links
This page was last edited on 25 November 2023, at 13:37