Buzau County is located in the area of the curved carpathians, in the historical Muntenia province, the road to Moldova from Bucharest. It is bordered by the counties of Brasov, Covasna, Vrancea, Braila, Ialomita and Prahova.
It has an area of ??6103 sq km and a population of 490,981 inhabitants. The county has 2 municipalities, 3 cities and 82 communes. The county seat is Buzau.