Budești

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.

For other uses, see Budești (disambiguation).
Budești

Budeshti
Town
Location in Călărași County
Budești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°13′48″N 26°27′0″E
Country Romania
CountyCălărași
Government
 • MayorDumitru Iorgu[1] (UNPR)
Area
93 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
7,725
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CL

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1992 10,044—    
2002 9,596−4.5%
2011 7,024−26.8%
Source: Census data

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
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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