1The development regions ofRomania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from theEuropean 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 political 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
At the2021 census, the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was83.1/km2 (215.1/sq mi). At the2011 census, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was89.2/km2 (231.2/sq mi).[2]
This county has a total area of 6,862 km2 (2,649 sq mi). The landforms can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from theSouthern Carpathians group – theFăgăraș Mountains withMoldoveanu Peak (2,544 m),Negoiu Peak (2,535 m) and Vânătoarea lui Buteanu peak (2,508 m) towering the region, and in the North-East part theLeaotă Mountains. Between them there is a pass towardsBrașov, theRucăr–Bran Pass. The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m (2,600 ft), crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of theWallachian Plain.
The main river that crosses the county is theArgeș River in which almost all the other rivers coming from the mountains flow. In the south the main rivers are theVedea River and theTeleorman River.
The county is one of the most industrialized counties inRomania. There is one oil refinery and two automobile plants atMioveni – theDacia Renault car plant, and atCâmpulung theARO plant.
The predominant industries in the county are:
Automotive
Chemical
Electrical equipment
Home appliances
Food
Textiles
Construction materials
Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south. Also there are a few coal mines and close to Mioveni there is a nuclear research and production facility making nuclear fuels for theCernavodăNuclear Electric Power Plant. On theArgeș River there are a great number of hydroelectric power plants, the most impressive being theVidraru power plant and dam.
The hillsides are well suited for wines and fruit orchards, and the south is suited for cereal crops.
The county was located in the central-southern part of theGreater Romania, in the western part of the historicMuntenia region. Its territory comprised a large part of the current county, and a piece of the western part of the presentVâlcea County. It was bordered on the west by the counties ofOlt and Vâlcea, to the north by the countiesFăgăraș andSibiu, to the east by the countiesMuscel andDâmbovița, and to the south by the countiesTeleorman andVlașca.
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 257,378 inhabitants, out of which 97.6% were ethnic Romanians.[6] From the religious point of view, the population was 99.1% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, as well as other minorities.
In 1930, the county's urban population was 26,341 inhabitants, comprising 90.4% Romanians, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Hungarians, 1.7% Romanies, 1.1% Germans, as well as other minorities.[6] From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.0% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Roman Catholic, 2.4% Jewish, 0.7% Reformed, 0.7% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.
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