Bacău County

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County in Nord-Est, Romania

Bacău County Județul Bacău
County
Coat of arms
Location of Bacău County in Romania
Coordinates: 46°25′N 26°47′E / 46.42°N 26.78°E / 46.42; 26.78Coordinates: 46°25′N 26°47′E / 46.42°N 26.78°E / 46.42; 26.78
Country	Romania
Development region1	Nord-Est
Historic region	Moldavia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Bacău
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Sorin Braşoveanu (PSD)
• Prefect2	Ioan Ghica
Area
• Total	6,621 km2 (2,556 sq mi)
Area rank	14th in Romania
Population (2011 census[1])
• Total	616,168
• Rank	9th in Romania
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	60wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x344
Car Plates	BC5
GDP	US$ 5.49 billion (2008)
GDP/capita	US$ 7,776 (2008)
Website	County Board County Prefecture
1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union. 2As 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 from engaging in any political activity in the first six months after his 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

Bacău County (Romanian pronunciation: [baˈkəw] (listen)) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania.

Contents

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  1 Demographics
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Neighbours
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Economy
  


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  4 Tourism
  


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  5 Politics
  


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  6 People
  


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  7 Administrative divisions
  


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  8 Politics
  


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  9 Historical county
  
  
  
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    9.1 Administration
    
  
  
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    9.2 Population
    
    
    
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      9.2.1 Urban population
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  10 References
  

Demographics

In 20 October 2011, it had a population of 616,168 and the population density was 93/km².^[1]

The ethnic breakdown was as follows:^[2]

• 
  Romanians – 96.1%


• 
  Hungarians/Csángós – 0.7%


• 
  Romani – 1.7%.

According to the 2001 census the Csángó (Romanian: Ceangăi) Hungarians number 4,373 people (0.7%). Some estimates put the total number of Csángós at around 70,000.^[3]

Year	County population[4]
1948	414,996
1956	507,937
1966	598,321
1977	667,791
1992	737,512
2002	706,623
2011	616,168

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,621 km².

The West side of the county are mountains from the Eastern Carpathian group. Here, along the valleys of the Oituz River and Trotuș River there are two important links between Moldavia and Transylvania. To the East side, the heights decrease and the lowest point can be found on the Siret River valley which crosses the county from North to South in the middle. On the East side there is the Moldavian Plateau crossed by many small rivers.

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  Vaslui County in the East.


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  Harghita County and Covasna County in the West.


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  Neamț County in the North.


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  Vrancea County in the South.

Economy

The county of Bacău was one of the most industrialized regions in the communist period and it remained Moldavia's most important industrial center ever since. There are two large oil refineries at Onești and Dărmănești. Following the collapse of the communist regime, Bacău continued to be the region's most important GDP supplier, but the county became more famous for the controversial figures involved in local economy than for its performance.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• The chemical and oil industry.


• 
  Food industry.


• Construction materials industry.


• Wood and paper industry.


• Textile industry.


• Mechanical components industry.


• Aeronautics industry.

In Bacău county there are important reserves of oil and salt. Also coal is exploited.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations in the county are:

• The cities of Bacău and Onești.


• The resorts:
  
  
  
  • Slănic-Moldova
  
  
  • Poiana Sărată
  
  
  • Târgu Ocna
  
  
  • Poiana Uzului
  
  
  
  


• The Nemira Mountains.

Politics

The Bacău County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 37 counselors, with the following party composition:^[5]

	Party	Seats	Current County Council
	Social Democratic Party	17
	National Liberal Party	11
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats	5
	Romanian Social Party	3
	Independent	1

People

• Gabriela Adameșteanu


• Vasile Alecsandri


• George Bacovia


• Radu Beligan


• Nadia Comăneci


• Loredana Groza


• Tristan Tzara

Administrative divisions

The coat of arms used until 3 March 2008^[6]

Bacău

Onești

Bacău County has 3 municipalities, 5 towns and 85 communes

• Municipalities
  
  
  
  • 
    Bacău – capital city; population: 144,307 (as of 2011)
  
  
  • Moinești
  
  
  • Onești
  
  
  
  


• Towns
  
  
  
  • Buhuși
  
  
  • Comănești
  
  
  • Dărmănești
  
  
  • Slănic-Moldova
  
  
  • Târgu Ocna
  
  
  
  

• Communes
  
  
  
  • Agăș
  
  
  • Ardeoani
  
  
  • Asău
  
  
  • Balcani
  
  
  • Berești-Bistrița
  
  
  • Berești-Tazlău
  
  
  • Berzunţi
  
  
  • Bârsănești
  
  
  • Blăgești
  
  
  • Bogdănești
  
  
  • Brusturoasa
  
  
  • Buciumi
  
  
  • Buhoci
  
  
  • Cașin
  
  
  • Căiuți
  
  
  • Cleja
  
  
  • Colonești
  
  
  • Corbasca
  
  
  • Coțofănești
  
  
  • Dămienești
  
  
  • Dealu Morii
  
  
  • Dofteana
  
  
  • Faraoani
  
  
  • Filipeni
  
  
  • Filipești
  
  
  • Găiceana
  
  
  • Ghimeș-Făget
  
  
  • Gârleni
  
  
  • Glăvănești
  
  
  • Gioseni
  
  
  • Gura Văii
  
  
  • Helegiu
  
  
  • Hemeiuș
  
  
  • Huruiești
  
  
  • Horgești
  
  
  • Izvoru Berheciului
  
  
  • Itești
  
  
  • Letea Veche
  
  
  • Lipova
  
  
  • Livezi
  
  
  • Luizi-Călugăra
  
  
  • Măgirești
  
  
  • Măgura
  
  
  • Mănăstirea Cașin
  
  
  • Mărgineni
  
  
  • Motoșeni
  
  
  • Negri
  
  
  • Nicolae Bălcescu
  
  
  • Odobești
  
  
  • Oituz
  
  
  • Oncești
  
  
  • Orbeni
  
  
  • Palanca
  
  
  • Parava
  
  
  • Pâncești
  
  
  • Parincea
  
  
  • Pârgărești
  
  
  • Pârjol
  
  
  • Plopana
  
  
  • Podu Turcului
  
  
  • Poduri
  
  
  • Prăjești
  
  
  • Racova
  
  
  • Răcăciuni
  
  
  • Răchitoasa
  
  
  • Roșiori
  
  
  • Sascut
  
  
  • Sănduleni
  
  
  • Sărata
  
  
  • Săucești
  
  
  • Scorțeni
  
  
  • Secuieni
  
  
  • Solonț
  
  
  • Stănișești
  
  
  • Strugari
  
  
  • Ștefan cel Mare
  
  
  • Tamași
  
  
  • Tătărăști
  
  
  • Târgu Trotuș
  
  
  • Traian
  
  
  • Ungureni
  
  
  • Urechești
  
  
  • Valea Seacă
  
  
  • Vultureni
  
  
  • Zemeș
  
  
  
  

Politics

Bacău became famous after electing Ilie Ilașcu of the Greater Romania Party as their Senator, while he was held in prison in Transnistria.

Historical county

County (Județ) in Romania

Județul Bacău
County (Județ)
The building of the Bacău Prefecture in the interwar period.
Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Historic region	Moldavia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Bacău
Area
• Total	4,410 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population (1930)
• Total	260,781
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Between the world wars, Bacău County had a different territorial extent. The county was located in the east central part of Greater Romania, in the center of Moldavia. Its territory included the central part of the current Bacău County. It bordered on the west with the counties of Trei Scaune and Ciuc, in the north with Neamț and Roman, in the east with the counties of Tutova and Tecuci, and in the south with the county of Putna.

Administration

The county was originally divided into five districts (plăṣi):^[7]

1. Plasa Bistrița


2. Plasa Muntele, headquartered in Muntele
   


3. Plasa Oituz, headquartered in Oituz
   


4. Plasa Siret, headquartered in Siret
   


5. Plasa Tazlău, headquartered in Tazlău
   

Subsequently, two more districts were established:

6. Plasa Răcăciuni, headquartered in Răcăciuni
   


7. Plasa Traian, headquartered in Traian
   

Map of Bacău County as it existed in 1938.

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 260,781, comprising 88.6% Romanians, 5.3% Jews, 3.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities.^[8] From the religious point of view, 75.8% were Eastern Orthodox, 18.1% Roman Catholics, 5.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities.^[9]

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 50,342, of which 70.1% were Romanians, 23.9% were Jews, 2.2% were Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From a religious point of view, the urban population consisted of 64.9% Eastern Orthodox, 24.4% Jewish, 9.3% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bacău County.

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   ^ 1987 estimate published in: Tennant, Chris (transl.) (1994) The Hungarian minority’s situation in Ceauşescu's Romania. Boulder: Social Science Monographs. p. 33.
   


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   ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 şi 2011" Archived 22 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
   


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   ^ "Mandate de CJ pe judete si competitori" (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral Central. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
   


6. 
   ^ Bacău County Council - Heraldică
   


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   ^ Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Bacău
   


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   ^ Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 30
   


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   ^ Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 536-541
   

v t e Bacău County, Romania
Cities	Bacău (county seat) Onești Moinești
Towns	Comănești Buhuși Dărmănești Târgu Ocna Slănic-Moldova
Communes	Agăș Ardeoani Asău Balcani Berești-Bistrița Berești-Tazlău Berzunți Bârsănești Blăgești Bogdănești Brusturoasa Buciumi Buhoci Cașin Căiuți Cleja Colonești Corbasca Coțofănești Dămienești Dealu Morii Dofteana Faraoani Filipeni Filipești Găiceana Ghimeș-Făget Gioseni Gârleni Glăvănești Gura Văii Helegiu Hemeiuș Huruiești Horgești Itești Izvoru Berheciului Letea Veche Lipova Livezi Luizi-Călugăra Măgirești Măgura Mănăstirea Cașin Mărgineni Motoșeni Negri Nicolae Bălcescu Odobești Oituz Oncești Orbeni Palanca Parava Pâncești Parincea Pârgărești Pârjol Plopana Podu Turcului Poduri Prăjești Racova Răcăciuni Răchitoasa Roșiori Sascut Sănduleni Sărata Săucești Scorțeni Secuieni Solonț Stănișești Ștefan cel Mare Strugari Tamași Tătărăști Târgu Trotuș Traian Ungureni Urechești Valea Seacă Vultureni Zemeș

v t e Counties (județe) of Romania
Alba Arad Argeș Bacău Bihor Bistrița-Năsăud Botoșani Brașov Brăila Buzău Caraș-Severin Călărași Cluj Constanța Covasna Dâmbovița Dolj Galați Giurgiu Gorj Harghita Hunedoara Ialomița Iași Ilfov Maramureș Mehedinți Mureș Neamț Olt Prahova Satu Mare Sălaj Sibiu Suceava Teleorman Timiș Tulcea Vaslui Vâlcea Vrancea

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