Brăhășești is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania with a population of 7,692 people. It is composed of four villages: Brăhășești, Corcioveni, Cosițeni and Toflea.

Brăhășești
Location in Galați County
Location in Galați County
Brăhășești is located in Romania
Brăhășești
Brăhășești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N 27°21′E / 46.050°N 27.350°E / 46.050; 27.350
CountryRomania
CountyGalați
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
9,091
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.GL

At the 2011 census, 68.3% of inhabitants were Roma and 31.7% Romanians.

In 2019 the social affairs officer of the German city of Hagen concluded that some 4500 Roma had moved there since 2014. According to the statement, about half of the population of Toflea had migrated to Hagen.[2]


References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Thomas Hauser: "Halbes rumänisches Dorf zieht nach Hagen: So hilft die Stadt bei der Integration" Focus.de, 30 March 2019, retrieved 6 October 2024