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Brăila

Also known as Braila

Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The Sud-Est Regional Development Agency is headquartered in the city.

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Brăila is a city in eastern Romania located on the Danube River that serves as a port and the capital of Brăila County. The city is also home to the Sud-Est Regional Development Agency, which is headquartered there.

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Settlement.name: Brăila
Settlement.settlement_type: County seat and Municipality
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: ROU BR Braila CoA.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Coat of Arms
Settlement.shield_size: 150px
Settlement.nickname: The Port City on the Danube
Settlement.image_map: Braila jud Braila.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Brăila County
Settlement.pushpin_map: Romania
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Romania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Brăila
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Status
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County seat
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1368
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Contents

History
Origins
Wallachian harbour
Ottoman harbour
Modern history
Demographics
Metropolitan area
Geography
Economy
Cityscape
Landmarks
Transportation
Culture
Local media
Rivalry with Galați
Notable people
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Image gallery
Notes
References

Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The Sud-Est Regional Development Agency is headquartered in the city.

According to the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila had a population of 154,686 inhabitants, making it the 11th most populous city in Romania and the 9th largest on the Danube. The city's current mayor is Viorel Marian Dragomir of the PSD.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brăila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.