Brăhășești

Brăhășești
Location in Galați County
Brăhășești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N 27°21′E / 46.050°N 27.350°E / 46.050; 27.350
CountryRomania
CountyGalați
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
 • Density254.6/km2 (659.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
807055
Area code(+40) 0236
Vehicle reg.GL
Websiteprimariabrahasesti.ro

Brăhășești is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Brăhășești, Corcioveni, Cosițeni, and Toflea.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ Thomas Hauser: "Halbes rumänisches Dorf zieht nach Hagen: So hilft die Stadt bei der Integration" Focus.de, 30 March 2019, retrieved 6 October 2024
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.