Dâmboviţa County

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Dâmboviţa County
Coat of Arms of Dâmboviţa county Administrative map of Romania with Dâmboviţa county highlighted
Facts
Development region: Sud
Historic region: Greater Wallachia
Capital city: Târgovişte
Population:
 • As of 2002:
 • Population density:

541,763
134/km²
Area: 4,054 km²
Codes:
 • Car numbers
 • ISO 3166-2:RO

DB
RO-DB
Telephone code: (+40) x45 (1)
Web:
 
County Council
Prefecture
1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3

Dâmboviţa (also spelt Dîmboviţa; IPA: ['dɨm.bo.vi.ʦa]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgovişte.

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[edit] Neighbours

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 541,763 and the population density was 134/km². It is one of the most densely populated counties in Romania.

Year County population[2]
1948 409,272
1956 438,985
1966 453,241
1977 527,620
1992 562,041
2002 541,763

[edit] Geography

This county has a total area of 4,054 km².

The county's landscape has three main forms. In the north there are mountains from the Southern Carpathians group - the Bucegi Mountains and the Leaotă Mountains. In the center there are the sub-Carpathian hills and the southern area is part of the Romanian Plain.

The county's main river gives it its name: the Dâmboviţa River. Also the Ialomiţa River flows in the county's northern and eastern regions, while the Argeş River flows in the south.

[edit] Economy

One of the biggest steel factories in Romania is located In Târgovişte. Also, oil is extracted and refined the county.

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Metallurgical industry.
  • Oil extraction equipment.
  • Food industry.
  • Home appliances.
  • Textile industry.
  • Chemical industry.
  • Construction materials industry.

[edit] Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Administrative divisions

The county has two municipalities, 4 towns and 76 communes.

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Towns

[edit] Communes

  • Aninoasa
  • Băleni
  • Bărbuleţu
  • Bezdead
  • Bilciureşti
  • Braniştea
  • Brăneşti
  • Brezoaele
  • Buciumeni
  • Bucşani
  • Butimanu
  • Cândeşti
  • Ciocăneşti
  • Cobia
  • Cojasca
  • Comişani
  • Conţeşti
  • Corbii Mari
  • Cornăţelu
  • Corneşti
  • Costeştii din Vale
  • Crângurile
  • Crevedia
  • Dărmăneşti
  • Dobra
  • Doiceşti
  • Dragodana
  • Dragomireşti
  • Finta
  • Glodeni
  • Gura Foii
  • Gura Ocniţei
  • Gura Şuţii
  • Hulubeşti
  • I. L. Caragiale
  • Iedera
  • Lucieni
  • Ludeşti
  • Lunguleţu
  • Malu cu Flori
  • Măneşti
  • Mătăsaru
  • Mogoşani
  • Moroeni
  • Morteni
  • Moţăieni
  • Niculeşti
  • Nucet
  • Ocniţa
  • Odobeşti
  • Petreşti
  • Pietroşiţa
  • Poiana
  • Potlogi
  • Produleşti
  • Pucheni
  • Racari
  • Răzvad
  • Runcu
  • Sălcioara
  • Slobozia Moară
  • Şelaru
  • Şotânga
  • Tărtăşeşti
  • Tătărani
  • Ulieşti
  • Ulmi
  • Văcăreşti
  • Valea Lungă
  • Valea Mare
  • Văleni-Dâmboviţa
  • Vârfuri
  • Vişina
  • Vişineşti
  • Voineşti
  • Vulcana-Băi

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
  2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"