Cislău is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, in the valley of the river Buzău. It is composed of five villages: Bărăști, Buda Crăciunești, Cislău, Gura Bâscei and Scărișoara.

Cislău
Location in Buzău County
Location in Buzău County
Cislău is located in Romania
Cislău
Cislău
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°15′N 26°22′E / 45.250°N 26.367°E / 45.250; 26.367
CountryRomania
CountyBuzău
SubdivisionsBărăști, Buda Crăciunești, Cislău, Gura Bâscii, Scărișoara
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dumitru Mitroiu[1] (PSD)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
4,218
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BZ
Websiteprimariacislau.ro
A monument dedicated to the Romanian War of Independence heroes, located in Cislău

The largest of the villages is Cislău with 2,305 people registered in 2009. The corresponding numbers for the other four villages in 2009 were:

Bărăști: 541 people
Buda Crăciunești: 920 people
Gura Bâscei: 389 people
Scărișoara: 877 people.

The commune is positioned on the Buzău River at the point where it is joined by the Chiojdului River. In terms of the road network, it is on the National Highway CN10 between Buzău (approximately 52 km / 32 miles away) and Braşov (approximately 110 km / 68 miles away). In one of the commune's villages, Gura Bâscei, Local Road CJ102B leads off the main road linking to the Zeletin Valley and Vălenii de Munte.

Notes

edit
  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.