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Dolj County

Coordinates:44°10′N23°42′E / 44.17°N 23.7°E /44.17; 23.7
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County of Romania

County in Sud-Vest, Romania
Dolj County
Județul Dolj
Coat of arms of Dolj County
Coat of arms
Coordinates:44°10′N23°42′E / 44.17°N 23.7°E /44.17; 23.7
Country Romania
Development region1Sud-Vest
Historic regionOltenia
Capital cityCraiova
Government
 • TypeCounty Council
 • President of the County CouncilVasile Dorin-Cosmin [ro]
 • Prefect2Dan Diaconu [ro]
Area
 • Total
7,414 km2 (2,863 sq mi)
 • Rank7th in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
 • Total
599,442
 • Rank7th in Romania
 • Density80.85/km2 (209.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
20wxyz3
Area code+40 x514
ISO 3166 codeRO-DJ
Car PlatesDJ5
GDP nominalUS$9.400 billion (2024)
GDPper capitaUS$6,512 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
County Prefecture
1 The development regions of Romania 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

Dolj County (Romanian pronunciation:[dolʒ]; originally meantDol(no)-Jiu, "lower Jiu", as opposed toGorj (upper Jiu))[citation needed] is a county (județ) ofRomania on the border withBulgaria, inOltenia, with the capital city atCraiova.

Demographics

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In 2011, the county had a population of 660,544 and a population density of 89/km2 (230/sq mi).

YearCounty population[3]
1948615,301Steady
1956642,028Increase
1966691,116Increase
1977750,328Increase
1992761,074Increase
2002734,231Decrease
2011660,544Decrease
2021599,442Decrease

Geography

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This county has a total area of 7,414 km2 (2,863 sq mi).

The entire area is a plain with theDanube on the south forming a wide valley crossed by theJiu River in the middle. Other small rivers flow through the county, each one forming a small valley. There are some lakes across the county and many ponds and channels in the Danube valley. 6% of the county's area is adesert.[4]

Neighbours

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Romanian Counties

Economy

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Agriculture is the county's main industry. The county has a land that is ideal for growing cereals, vegetables, and wines. Other industries are mainly located in the city ofCraiova, the largest city in southwestern Romania.

The county's main industries:

  • Automotive industry –Ford has a 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 theDanube river –Bechet andCalafat.

People

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Tourism

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Major tourist attractions:

Politics

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The Dolj County Council, renewed at the2020 local elections, consists of 36 counsellors, with the following party composition:[5]

   PartySeatsCurrent County Council
 Social Democratic Party (PSD)16                
 National Liberal Party (PNL)13                
 PRO Romania (PRO)3                
 People's Movement Party (PMP)2                
 Ecologist Party of Romania (PER)2                

Administrative divisions

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Craiova
Calafat
Danube atBechet

Dolj County 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 104 communes

Municipalities
Towns
Communes

Historical county

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County in Romania
Județul Dolj
County (Județ)
The building of the Dolj County prefecture from the interwar period.
The building of the Dolj County prefecture from the interwar period.
Coat of arms of Județul Dolj
Coat of arms
CountryRomania
Historic regionOltenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Craiova
Area
 • Total
6,538 km2 (2,524 sq mi)
Population
 (1930)
 • Total
485,149
 • Density74.20/km2 (192.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Historically, the county was located in the southwestern part ofGreater Romania, in the southwest part of the historical region ofOltenia. Its capital wasCraiova. The interwar county territory comprised the central and southwestern part of the current Dolj county. It was bordered to the north with by the counties ofGorj andValcea, to the west byMehedinți County, to the east byRomanați County, and to the south by theKingdom of Bulgaria.

Administration

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Map of Dolj County as constituted in 1938.

The county was originally divided into six administrative districts (plăși):[6]

  1. Plasa Amaradia, headquartered atMelinești
  2. Plasa Bârca, headquartered atBârca
  3. Plasa Calafat, headquartered atCalafat
  4. Plasa Gângiova, headquartered atGângiova
  5. Plasa Ocolul, headquartered atOcolul
  6. Plasa Plenița, headquartered atPlenița

Subsequently, four districts were created in place of two of the prior districts (Plasa Bârca and Plasa Gângiova):

  1. Plasa Bechet, headquartered atBechet
  2. Plasa Brabova, headquartered atBrabova
  3. Plasa Filiași, headquartered atFiliași
  4. Plasa Segarcea, headquartered atSegarcea

Population

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According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 485,149 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 96.7% Romanian, 0.5% Jews, 0.3% Germans, 0.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities.[7] From the religious point of view, the population was 98.4% Eastern Orthodox, 0.7% Roman Catholic, 0.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

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In 1930, the county's urban population was 91,788 inhabitants, comprising 90.2% Romanians, 2.4% Jews, 2.2% Romanies, 1.7% Germans, 1.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities.[7] From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 92.7% Eastern Orthodox, 3.1% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Jewish, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.3% Calvinist, 0.3% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toDolj County.
  1. ^"2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^"Populația după etnie"(PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 16 August 2009.
  3. ^National Institute of Statistics,"Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002"Archived 22 September 2006 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^"Verde - Avem desertificare. Cum procedam? - Jurnalul National Online". Archived fromthe original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved21 June 2007.
  5. ^"Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020"(Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved2 November 2020.
  6. ^Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Dolj
  7. ^abRecensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 166

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