Administrative map of Romania, 1950-1952

Regiunea Buzău (Buzău Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the

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, copied after the

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style of territorial organisation.

History

The capital of the region was

Buzău The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...

, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays

Buzău County Buzău County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 432,054 and the population density was 70.7/km2. * Romanians – 97% * Roma ...

. In 1952 it was dissolved by merging with Prahova Region to form Ploiești Region.

Neighbours

Buzău Region had as neighbours: East: Galați Region; South: Ialomița Region; West: Prahova Region; North: Stalin Region and Putna Region.

Rayons

Buzău, Râmnicu Sărat, Pogoanele, Pătârlagele, Beceni. Regions of the People's Republic of Romania {{Romania-geo-stub