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Budeşti is a small provincial town in Călăraşi County
, approximately 30 km south-east of Bucharest
, the capital of Romania
. Three villages are administered by the town: Aprozi, Buciumeni and Gruiu. Budeşti was the birthplace of famous Romanian violin player Ion Voicu
. It has a population of 9,702 people. Near Budeşti, the Dâmboviţa river
flows into the Argeş River
.
has co-official status alongside Romanian
, with education, signage and public service provided in both languages. 78.95% of the town's population is of Romanian ethnicity
, 21.00% is of Roma ethnicity and 0.04% is of other ethnicity.
In terms of religion, 99.59% of the population declared themselves to be Romanian Orthodox in the 2002 census, 0.28% are Pentecostal, and 0.11% declared another religion.
Calarasi County
Călărași is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 324,617 and a population density of 64/km².*Romanians – 95%*Roma and others.-List of cities by population:...
, approximately 30 km south-east of Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, the capital of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Three villages are administered by the town: Aprozi, Buciumeni and Gruiu. Budeşti was the birthplace of famous Romanian violin player Ion Voicu
Ion Voicu
Ion Voicu was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Romani ethnicity. In 1969 he founded the award-winning Bucharest Chamber Orchestra, which is now conducted by his son Mădălin Voicu....
. It has a population of 9,702 people. Near Budeşti, the Dâmboviţa river
Dâmbovita River
Dâmbovița is a river in Romania. It has its sources in the Făgăraş Mountains, on the Curmătura Oticu. The upper reach of the rivers, upstream of the confluence with the Boarcăşu River is also known as Izvorul Oticului River or Oticu River....
flows into the Argeş River
Arges River
Argeș is a river of Southern Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda and Capra in the Făgăraș Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians and flows into the Danube at Oltenița.The main city on the Argeş is Piteşti...
.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, Budeşti is the Romanian town with the largest proportion of Roma, and the only urban area where Roma make up more than 20% of the total population. Budeşti is also the only town in Romania where the Romani languageRomani language
Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own....
has co-official status alongside Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
, with education, signage and public service provided in both languages. 78.95% of the town's population is of Romanian ethnicity
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
, 21.00% is of Roma ethnicity and 0.04% is of other ethnicity.
In terms of religion, 99.59% of the population declared themselves to be Romanian Orthodox in the 2002 census, 0.28% are Pentecostal, and 0.11% declared another religion.