Bărbulești

Bărbulești
Commune
Location in Ialomița County
Bărbulești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°43′34″N 26°35′57″E
Country	Romania
County	Ialomița
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Vasile Liță[1] (PSD)
Area	15.09 km^2 (5.83 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	7,878
• Density	520/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	927031
Area code	+(40) 243
Vehicle reg.	IL
Website	www.barbulesti.ro

Bărbulești is a commune located in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Bărbulești, which was part of Armășești commune until being split off as a separate entity in 2006.

Geography

The commune is situated at the western edge of the Bărăgan Plain, at an altitude of 51 m (167 ft). It is located just west of the city of Urziceni, on the banks of the Sărata River. Bărbulești is crossed by national road DN1D [ro], which connects Urziceni with Ploiești. The Bărbulești halt serves the CFR Main Line 700, which connects Bucharest to Brăila, Galați and the border with Moldova at Giurgiulești, as well as Line 701, which starts in Urziceni and ends in Ploiești.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	4,779	—
2011	5,902	+23.5%
2021	7,878	+33.5%
Source: Census data

According to the 2011 census, Bărbulești had a population of 5,902 inhabitants; of those, 79.7% were Roma, 2.64% Romanians, and 17.66% of unknown ethnic origin. At the 2021 census, the population had increased to 7,878, of which 82.51% were Roma and 1.22% Romanians.^[3] The inhabitants are known as Ursari.^[4]

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
4. Ionescu, Simona (April 6, 2020). "Ursarii din Bărbulești, puși cu botul pe labe de Poliție" (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. Retrieved August 24, 2020.