Dolj County
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| Country |  Romania |
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| Development region1 | Sud-Vest | ||
| Historic region | Lesser Wallachia | ||
| Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ) | |||
| Government | |||
| - Type | County Board | ||
| - President of the County Board | Ion Prioteasa | ||
| - Prefect2 | Silviu Dumitru | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 7,414 km² (2,862.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 734,231 | ||
| - Density | 99/km² (256.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 20wxyz3 | ||
| Area code(s) | +40 x514 | ||
| Car Plates | DJ5 | ||
| 1 The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a pollitical party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after his resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries' corps. 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county |
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| Website: County Board County Prefecture |
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Dolj (IPA: [dolʒ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437).
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[edit] Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 734,231 and a population density of 99/km².
- Romanians - over 96%[1]
- Rromas (Gypsies) - 3%
- Serbians and Bulgarians almost 1%.
| Year | County population[2] |
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| 1948 | 615,301 |
| 1956 | 642,028 |
| 1966 | 691,116 |
| 1977 | 750,328 |
| 1992 | 762,142 |
| 2002 | 734,231 |
[edit] Geography
This county has a total area of 7,414 km².
The entire area is flat, a plain with the Danube on the South forming a wide valley, and crossed by the Jiu River in the middle. Also other small rivers flow, each one forming ints small valley. There are some lakes across the county and many ponds and channel on the Danube valley. 6% of the county's area is an desert [1].
[edit] Neighbours
- Olt County to the East.
- Mehedinţi County to the West.
- Gorj County and Vâlcea County to the North.
- Bulgaria to the South - Vidin Province, Montana Province and Vratsa Province.
[edit] Economy
Agriculture is the county's main industry. The county has a land that is ideal for growing cereals, vegetables and wines. All other industries are mainly located in the city of Craiova, the largest city in southwestern Romania.
The county's main industries:
- Automotive industry - Daewoo had a factory. The Romanian government will acquire Daewoo's 51% share at the end of August 2006, with plans to resell it. General Motors and Renault are among those who have expressed interest in the factory.
- Heavy electrical and transport equipment - Electroputere Craiova is the largest factory plant in Romania.
- Aeronautics
- Chemicals processing
- Foods and beverages
- Textiles
- Mechanical parts and components
There are two small ports on the shore of the Danube river - Bechet and Calafat.
[edit] People
- Corneliu Baba
- Tudor Gheorghe
- Alexandru Macedonski
- Titu Maiorescu
- Amza Pellea
- Francisc Şirato
- Marin Sorescu
- Nicolae Titulescu
- Ion Ţuculescu
- Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen
- Mihai Viteazul
[edit] Tourism
Major tourist attractions:
[edit] Administrative divisions
The county has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 104 communes.
[edit] Municipalities
[edit] Towns
[edit] Communes
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[edit] References
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
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