Brăila County has a total area of 4,766 km2, and is situated on the Bărăgan Plain in South East Romania, one of the best areas for growing cereals in the country. Towards the east side there is the famous European Danube River which forms an island, The Great Brăila Island, surrounded by the Măcin channel, Cremenea channel and Vâlciu channel. On the northern side there is the Siret River and on the north-western side there is the Buzău River. It is one of 41 counties in Romania. Brăila is the capital of the county.
The administrative breakdown of Brăila County is divided into one municipality, three towns and forty communes as shown below. "Names", highlighted have their own page on this site. "Types", highlighted link to the offical website.
"A municipality is a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing or ruling body of a given municipality. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality." Wikipedia
"A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county. " Wikipedia
Name | Type | Description |
Brăila | Municipality | Capital of Brăila County |
Făurei | Town | |
Ianca | Town | |
Însurăței | Town | |
Bărăganul | Commune | |
Berteștii de Jos | Commune | |
Bordei Verde | Commune | |
Cazasu | Commune | |
Chiscani | Commune | |
Ciocile | Commune | |
Cireșu | Commune | |
Dudești | Commune | |
Frecăței | Commune | |
Galbenu | Commune | |
Gemenele | Commune | |
Grădiștea | Commune | |
Gropeni | Commune | |
Jirlău | Commune | |
Mărașu | Commune | |
Măxineni | Commune | |
Mircea Vodă | Commune | |
Movila Miresii | Commune | |
Racovița | Commune | |
Râmnicelu | Commune | |
Romanu | Commune | |
Roșiori | Commune | |
Salcia Tudor | Commune | |
Scorțaru Nou | Commune | |
Siliștea | Commune | |
Stăncuța | Commune | |
Surdila-Găiseanca | Commune | |
Surdila-Greci | Commune | |
Șuțești | Commune | |
Tichilești | Commune | |
Traian | Commune | |
Tudor Vladimirescu | Commune | |
Tufești | Commune | |
Ulmu | Commune | |
Unirea | Commune | |
Vădeni | Commune | |
Victoria | Commune | |
Vișani | Commune | |
Viziru | Commune | |
Zăvoaia | Commune |
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Brăila County in the South East, is one of 41 counties in Romania. The county seat is Brăila. Brăila County has a total area of 4,766 square kilometres.
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