Buzău County

Buzău County
Județul Buzău
Coordinates: 45°16′N 26°46′E / 45.27°N 26.77°E / 45.27; 26.77
CountryRomania
Development region1Sud-Est
Historic regionMuntenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Buzău
Government
  TypeCounty Council
  President of the County BoardPetre Emanoil Neagu (PSD)
  Prefect2Daniel Marian Ticlea
Area
  Total
6,103 km2 (2,356 sq mi)
  Rank17th in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)
  Total
404,979
  Rank18th in Romania
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
12wxyz3
Area code+40 x384
Car PlatesBZ5
GDPUS$2.561 billion (2015)
GDP/per capitaUS$5,927 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
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

Buzău County (Romanian pronunciation: [buˈzəw] ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău.