| County | Buzău |
|---|---|
| Leader name | Florin Dumitrașcu[1] |
| Leader term | 2024–2028 |
| Leader party | PSD |
| Coordinates | 44°55′N 27°0′E |
| Elevation | 63 |
| Area total | 122 |
| Postal code | 125200 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 38 |
| Website | www.primariepogoanele.ro |
Pogoanele (poˈɡo̯anele) is a town in the southeastern part of County, Muntenia, Romania. The town administers one village, Căldărăști.
Pogoanele was declared a town in April 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.[2] It is located in the south-central part of the county, in the middle of the Bărăgan Plain, at about 40 km (25 mi) from Buzău, the county seat. It is traversed by the DN2C road, which runs from Buzău to Slobozia. The railway station (3 km (1.9 mi) from the town center) is on the CFR line connecting Urziceni and Făurei.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7,768 | — |
| 2002 | 7,795 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,275 | −6.7% |
| 2021 | 6,384 | −12.2% |
Census data
Natives
- Mircea Frățică (born 1957), middleweight judoka
- Ciprian Perju (born 1996), footballer
- Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (1870–1945), Romanian pedagogue
- Ilie Stan (born 1967), football player and manager
Notes
- ^ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ (in Romanian) Pogoanele Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine at the Buzău County Council site