Brăhășești
Brăhășești | |
|---|---|
Location in Galați County | |
Brăhășești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′N 27°21′E / 46.050°N 27.350°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Galați |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Mircea Dumitru (PSD) |
Area | 35.71 km2 (13.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 9,091 |
| • Density | 254.6/km2 (659.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 807055 |
| Area code | (+40) 0236 |
| Vehicle reg. | GL |
| Website | primariabrahasesti |
Brăhășești is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Brăhășești, Corcioveni, Cosițeni, and Toflea.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8,276 | — |
| 2011 | 8,847 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 9,091 | +2.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 8,847; of those, 59.17% were Roma and 24.69% Romanians. In 2019 the social affairs officer of the German city of Hagen concluded that some 4,500 Roma had moved there since 2014; according to the statement, about half of the population of Toflea had migrated to Hagen.[2] At the 2021 census, Brăhășești had a population of 9,091; of those, 58.77% were Roma and 21.54% Romanians.[3]
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ Thomas Hauser: "Halbes rumänisches Dorf zieht nach Hagen: So hilft die Stadt bei der Integration" Focus.de, 30 March 2019, retrieved 6 October 2024
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.