Argeș County
Argeș (IPA: ['ar.ʤeʃ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Wallachia. The capital of Argeș County is Piteşti.
Județul Argeș | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 45°00′N 24°49′E / 45.0°N 24.82°ECoordinates: 45°00′N 24°49′E / 45.0°N 24.82°E | |
Country | Romania |
Development region1 | Sud |
Historic region | Oltenia |
Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Pitești |
Government | |
• Type | County Board |
• President of the County Board | Constantin Nicolescu (PSD) |
• Prefect2 | Cristian Soare |
Area | |
• Total | 6,862 km2 (2,649 sq mi) |
• Rank | 10th in Romania |
Population (2011 census[1]) | |
• Total | 612,431 |
• Rank | 10th in Romania |
• Density | 89.250/km2 (231.155/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 11wxyz3 |
ISO 3166 code | RO-AG |
Car Plates | AG5 |
GDP | US$ 6.2 billion (2008) |
GDP/capita | US$ 9,488 (2008) |
Website | County Board County Prefecture |
1The 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 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 |
Geography
This county has a total area of 6,862 km².
The main river that croses the county is the Argeș River. In the south, the main rivers are the Vedea River and the Teleorman River.
Main sights
The main sights of Argeș County include:
- The city of Piteşti
- The city of Curtea de Argeş, where one of the most beautiful monasteries in Romania is located
- The Câmpulung - Rucăr area
- The Făgăraş Mountains - the Transfăgărăşan
- The Leaota Mountains
- The Poienari Castle
- The Cotmeana monastery.
Divisions
Argeș County has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 95 communes.
Municipalities
Towns
Communes
Argeș County Media
Ruins of the medieval princely court in Curtea de Argeș
1715 coat of arms of Argeș, Teleorman and Mehedinți counties on the frontispice of the Antim Monastery
References
- ↑ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in română). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.[dead link]