Budești

Budești Budeshti
Town
Location in Călărași County
Budești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°13′48″N 26°27′0″E / 44.23000°N 26.45000°E / 44.23000; 26.45000Coordinates: 44°13′48″N 26°27′0″E / 44.23000°N 26.45000°E / 44.23000; 26.45000
Country	Romania
County	Călărași
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mihai Ilie[1] (PPU)
Area	93 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	7,725
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CL

Budești (Romani: Budeshti) is a small provincial town in Călărași County, Muntenia, approximately 30 km (20 miles) south-east of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Three villages are administered by the town: Aprozi, Buciumeni and Gruiu. Budești was the birthplace of famous Romanian violin player Ion Voicu. It has a population of 7,024 people. Near Budești, the Dâmbovița flows into the Argeș. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census, Budești is the Romanian town with the largest proportion of Romani. As one of two urban areas where Romani make up more than 20% of the total population, Budești is also the one of two towns in Romania where the Romani language has co-official status alongside Romanian, with education, signage and public service provided in both languages. 62% of the town's population is of Romanian ethnicity and 37.8% is of Romani ethnicity.

In terms of religion, 99.59% of the population declared themselves to be Romanian Orthodox at the 2002 census, 0.28% were Pentecostal, and 0.11% declared another religion.

See also[]

• List of towns in Romania with large Roma populations
• Roma minority in Romania

References[]

External links[]

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• 2011 census data for Budești^{[permanent dead link]}