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Buzău
Facts
County	Buzău County
Status	County capital
Mayor	Constantin Boşcodeală since 2000
Area	81.3 km²
Population - at 2002 - Density	133,000 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates	45°09' N / 25°05' E
Web	City Website

Buzău (/bu'zəw/) is a city in the Buzău County, Wallachia, Romania, situated near the right bank of the Buzău river, between the Carpathian Mountains and the fertile lowlands of south Moldavia and east Wallachia. Buzău is important as a market for petroleum, timber and grain. It is the meeting-place of railroads from Râmnicu Sărat, Brăila, Nehoiu and Ploieşti.

Population

• 1900: 21,000
• 2000: 133,000

History

Buzău is the seat of a bishopric, whose cathedral was erected in 1640 by Prince Matthias Bassarab of Walachia, on the site of an older church. In the neighborhood there are many monasteries. Buzău was formerly called Napuca or Buzograd.

See also

• Buzau (16th/17th century) medical doctor, oculist

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