Brăila County

Brăila County (Romanian pronunciation: [brəˈila] ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.

Brăila County
Județul Brăila
County
Coordinates: 45.11°N 27.68°E / 45.11; 27.68
Country Romania
Development region1Sud-Est
Historic regionMuntenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Brăila
Government
  TypeCounty Board
  President of the County BoardFrancisk-Iulian Chiriac (PSD)
Area
  Total4,766 km2 (1,840 sq mi)
  Rank32nd in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)
  Total281,452
  Rank30th in Romania
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
81wxyz3
Area code+40 x394
Car PlatesBR5
GDPUS$1.930 billion (2015)
GDP/capitaUS$6,315 (2015)
WebsiteCounty 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
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