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Afumați is a commune in the east of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, Afumați. Its name is derived from the Romanian verb "a afuma", meaning to smoke food . The commune is located 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of downtown Bucharest , on the left bank of the river Pasărea .
Ilfov (Romanian pronunciation:) is the county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but, after the fall of Communism , many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns , which act like suburbs or satellites of Bucharest.
According to the 2002 census, Bragadiru had a population of 8,165, of which 98.19% were Romanians, 1.45% were Roma, and 0.36% of other ethnic backgrounds.According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 15,329 inhabitants, being the fifth urban center of Ilfov County from a demographic point of view, after Voluntari, Pantelimon, Buftea, and Popești-Leordeni.
A total of 41 counties (Romanian: județe), along with the municipality of Bucharest, constitute the official administrative divisions of Romania.They represent the country's NUTS-3 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics – Level 3) statistical subdivisions within the European Union and each of them serves as the local level of government within its borders.
Vidra is a commune in the south of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means " otter ". It is composed of three villages: Crețești, Sintești, and Vidra.
Bulgaria has some of the largest Natura 2000 areas in the European Union covering 33.8% of its territory. [96] The national policy for governing and management of the protected areas is implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Water. Bulgaria's biodiversity is conserved in three national parks, 11 nature parks [97] and 55 nature reserves.
Brănești is a commune in the far east of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name is derived from Bran, a Romanian name, and the suffix -ești. It is composed of four villages: Brănești, Islaz, Pasărea, and Vadu Anei. The commune is located 21 km (13 mi) east of downtown Bucharest, on the border with Călărași County.
Tunari is a commune in the center of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania.Its name means "cannoneers" in Romanian. It is composed of two villages, Dimieni and Tunari. The commune is located in the central part of the county, at a distance of 8 km (5.0 mi) north of the capital city, Bucharest, on the Bucharest–Pipera–Tunari–Dimieni road.