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Ialomița County

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Ialomița (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjalomit͡sa] ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km².

Romanians make up 95.6% of the population, the largest minority being the Romani people (4.1%).[1]

Year County population[2]
1948 244,750
1956 Increase 274,655
1966 Increase 291,373
1977 Increase 295,965
1992 Increase 304,008
2002 Decrease 296,572
2011 Decrease 258,669

Geography

Scenery near Țăndărei

This county has a total area of 4,453 km².

The county is situated in the Bărăgan Plain, all the area is flat crossed by small rivers with small but deep valleys.

Its east border is on Danube and the Ialomița River crosses the county from West to East about the middle. The Danube is split around the Ialomița Pond - the Old Danube branch and the Borcea branch.

Until 1940 (in the West part) and 1967 (in the East part) the county/plain was home of the great bustard (dropie in Romanian), with large populations of this bird. The birds disappeared because of the massive village buildout and hunting them for food.

Neighbours

Economy

Agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Industry is almost entirely concentrated in the city of Slobozia.

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Food industry.
  • Textile industry.
  • Mechanical components industry.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:

Politics

The Ialomița County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 31 counselors, with the following party composition:[3]

    Party Seats Current County Council
Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Social Democratic Party 18 Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PSD |  
Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   National Liberal Party 10 Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/PNL |                  
Template:Romanian politics/party colours/ALDE |   Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 3 Template:Romanian politics/party colours/ALDE |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/ALDE |   Template:Romanian politics/party colours/ALDE |                                

Administrative divisions

The central park of Fetești

Ialomița County has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 59 communes.

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie"
  2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002"
  3. ^ "Mandate de CJ pe judete si competitori" (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral Central. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.