Călărași (Romanian pronunciation: [kələˈraʃʲ] ) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.

In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km.

• Romanians – 94.1%
• Romani – 5.7%
• Turks - 0.1%
• Unknown - 0.1%

Year	County population
1948	287,722
1956	318,573
1966	337,261
1977	338,807
1992	338,844
2002	324,617
2011	285,050
2021	283,458

All the data, except Călărași, is as of 2002.

• Călărași (county's capital and largest city) – 73,823 (as of 2005)
• Oltenița – 27,217
• Modelu (county's largest village) – 9,804
• Budești (with Crivăț village) – 9,709
• Borcea (village) – 9,676
• Dragalina (village) – 8,760
• Chirnogi (village) – 8,131

The other two towns of Călărași county (Lehliu Gară and Fundulea) have a population under 8,000 inhabitants.

This county has an area of 5,088 km.

The entire area lies in the southern part of the Bărăgan Plain and is crossed by small rivers with deep valleys. On its southern and eastern sides there is the valley of the Danube which, on the eastern side, splits into a number of branches, forming islands, now drained. On the western side, the rivers Argeș and Dâmbovița form a wide valley before flowing into the Danube.

• Constanța County to the East.
• Ilfov County and Giurgiu County to the West.
• Ialomița County to the North.
• Bulgaria to the South – Silistra Province

Agriculture is the county's main industry, generating about 3% of the entire country's agricultural output.

The county's industries:

• Metallurgy – there is a big metallurgical plant in Călărași, similar to the one in Galați
• Food processing
• Textiles
• Construction materials

Tourism in the county is uncommon. There are only 3 hotels in Călărași County. [1] The main tourist destinations:

• The town of Călărași;
• The town of Oltenița;
• Fishing on the Danube.

The Călărași County Council, elected at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:

	Party	Seats	Current County Council
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	15
	PNL-USR PLUS Alliance	13
	PRO Romania (PRO)	2

Călărași County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 50 communes

• Municipalities
  • Călărași – county seat; population: 65,181 (as of 2011)
  • Oltenița
• Towns
  • Budești
  • Fundulea
  • Lehliu-Gară

47°15′N 28°20′E / 47.250°N 28.333°E / 47.250; 28.333