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

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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 Buzău (; formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu'') is a city in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania, and the county seat of Buzău County. 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 regions of Romania, 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/km ...

. In 1952 it was dissolved by merging with

Prahova Region Prahova may refer to: * Prahova (river), Romania * Prahova Valley, Romania * Prahova County Prahova County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești ...

to form Ploiești Region.

Neighbours

Buzău Region had as neighbours: East: Galați Region; South: Ialomița Region; West:

; North:

Stalin Region Regiunea Stalin (Stalin Region) was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. It was established in 1950, in the Soviet style of territorial organization, and was named after Joseph Stalin. Its name was changed to ...

and Putna Region.

Rayons

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