Buzău County

County (Judeţ)
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 45°16′07″N 26°45′31″E / 45.2687°N 26.7585°ECoordinates: 45°16′07″N 26°45′31″E / 45.2687°N 26.7585°E
Country	Romania
Development region1	Sud-Est
Historic region	Greater Wallachia
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Buzău
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Victor Mocanu (PD)
• Prefect2	Gabriel Balaban
Area
• Total	6,103 km2 (2,356 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	496,214
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	12wxyz3
Car Plates	BZ5
Website	County Board; County Prefecture

Buzău (IPA: [bu.'zəu]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the area of Muntenia. The capital of Buzău County is Buzău.

Geography

Buzău County has an area of 6,103 km². The main river that flows through Buzău County is the Buzău River.

Buzău County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 82 communes.


County (Judeţ)
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45°16′07″N 26°45′31″E / 45.2687°N 26.7585°E / 45.2687; 26.7585Coordinates: 45°16′07″N 26°45′31″E / 45.2687°N 26.7585°E / 45.2687; 26.7585
Country	Romania
Development region¹	Sud-Est
Historic region	Greater Wallachia
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Buzău
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Victor Mocanu (PD)
• Prefect²	Gabriel Balaban
Area
• Total	6,103 km² (2,356 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	496,214
• Density	81/km² (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	12wxyz³
Car Plates	BZ⁵
Website	County Board County Prefecture