Vrancea County 5.18

Vrancea is a county in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia.DemographicsIn 2011, it had a population of 340,310 and a population density of 70/km².Romanians - over 98%Romani, others.GeographyVrancea County's area is of 4,857 km².A curvedly shaped mountainous area, known in Romanian as Carpații de Curbură, lies in the western part of the county, at the Southern end of Eastern Carpathians, with heights over 1400 m. To the East, the heights decrease into hilly areas and the lower valley of Siret River.The main tributary of the Siret River, which crosses the county, is the Putna.The area is a seismically active one, with yearly earthquakes whose focal depths are between 80 and 160 km and therefore affect wide regions. The most notable is the 1977 Vrancea earthquake, which killed over 1500 people in Romania and Bulgaria.NeighboursVaslui County and Galați County to the East.Covasna County to the West.Bacău County to the North.Buzău County to the South and Brăila County to the South-East.