Gorj County
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| Gorj County | |||
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| Development region: | Sud-Vest | ||
| Historic region: | Wallachia | ||
| Capital city: | Târgu Jiu | ||
| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: |
387,308 69/km² |
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| Area: | 5,602 km² | ||
| Codes: • Car numbers • ISO 3166-2:RO |
GJ RO-GJ |
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| Telephone code: | (+40) x53 (1) | ||
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County Council Prefecture |
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Gorj (IPA: [gorʒ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Târgu Jiu.
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[edit] Neighbours
- Vâlcea County in the East.
- Mehedinţi County and Caraş-Severin County in the West.
- Hunedoara County in the North.
- Dolj County in the South.
[edit] Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 387,308 and the population density was 69/km².
| Year | County population[2] |
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| 1948 | 280,524 |
| 1956 | 293,031 |
| 1966 | 298,382 |
| 1977 | 348,521 |
| 1992 | 401,021 |
| 2002 | 387,308 |
[edit] Geography
This county has a total area of 5,602 km².
The North side of the county consists of various mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. In the West there are the Vulcanului Mountains, and in the East there are the Parâng Mountains and the Negoveanu Mountains. The two groups are splited by the Jiu River.
To the South, the heights decrease through the hills to a high plain at the Western end of the Romanian Plain.
The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River.
[edit] Economy
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Mining equipment industry.
- Food and beverages industry.
- Textile industry.
- Mechanical components industry.
- Glass industry.
- Wood industry.
In the North of the county coal is extracted, near Motru and Rovinari. There are two big thermo electrical power plants at Rovinari and Turceni, and some hydro-electrical power plants. The county is the biggest electricity producer in Romania with 36% af the country's electricity.
Due to the decrease in mining activity the county has one of the greatest unemployement levels in the country.
[edit] Tourism
The main turistical destinations are:
- The city and the area around Târgu Jiu:
- The Brâncuşi monuments.
- The Tismana Monastery.
- The Parâng Mountains.
- The Polovragi Monastery.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The county has 2 municipalities, 6 towns and 62 communes.
[edit] Municipalities
[edit] Towns
in descending order of size
- Rovinari
- Bumbeşti-Jiu
- Târgu Cărbuneşti
- Turceni
- Tismana
- Novaci
- Ţicleni
[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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Counties of Romania |  |
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| Alba | Arad | Argeş | Bacău | Bihor | Bistriţa-Năsăud | Botoşani | Braşov | Brăila | Buzău | Caraş-Severin | Călăraşi | Cluj | Constanţa | Covasna | Dâmboviţa | Dolj | Galaţi | Giurgiu | Gorj | Harghita | Hunedoara | Ialomiţa | Iaşi | Ilfov | Maramureş | Mehedinţi | Mureş | Neamţ | Olt | Prahova | Satu Mare | Sălaj | Sibiu | Suceava | Teleorman | Timiş | Tulcea | Vaslui | Vâlcea | Vrancea | ||
