Bacău County
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Bacău County Județul Bacău |
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 Location of Bacău County in Romania |
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| Coordinates: 46°25′N 26°47′E / 46.42°N 26.78°ECoordinates: 46°25′N 26°47′E / 46.42°N 26.78°E | ||
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 Romania
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| Development region1 | Nord-Est | |
| Historic region | Moldavia | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Bacău | |
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| • 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) | ||
| • Total | 616,168 | |
| • Rank | 9th in Romania | |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal Code | 60wxyz3 | |
| Area code(s) | +40 x344 | |
| Car Plates | BC5 | |
| GDP | US$ 5.49 billion (2008) | |
| GDP/capita | US$ 7,776 (2008) | |
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County Board County Prefecture |
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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 |
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Bacău (Romanian pronunciation: [baˈkəw]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania.
In October 20, 2011, it had a population of 616,168 and the population density was 93/km².
The ethnic breakdown was as follows:
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.
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.
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:
In Bacău county there are important reserves of oil and salt. Also coal is exploited.
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