Dâmbovița County
Dâmboviţa is a county (judeţ) of Romania in the historical area of Muntenia. The capital city of Dâmboviţa County is Târgovişte.
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Județul Dâmbovița | |
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County | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 44°53′N 25°28′E / 44.89°N 25.47°ECoordinates: 44°53′N 25°28′E / 44.89°N 25.47°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Development region1 | Sud |
| Historic region | Muntenia |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Târgoviște |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Board |
| • President of the County Board | Gheorghe Ana |
| • Prefect2 | Aurelian Popa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,054 km2 (1,565 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 37th in Romania |
| Population (2011 census[1]) | |
| • Total | 518,745 |
| • Rank | 15th in Romania |
| • Density | 127/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 13wxyz3 |
| Car Plates | DB5 |
| GDP | US$ 3.71 billion (2008) |
| GDP/capita | US$ 6,831 (2008) |
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
| 1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract 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 to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary 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
Dâmboviţa County has an area of 4,054 square kilometers. The main river of Dâmboviţa County is the Dâmboviţa River. The Ialomiţa River and the Argeş River both also flow through Dâmboviţa County.
Neighbours
- Ilfov County and Prahova County in the east.
- Argeş County in the west.
- Braşov County in the north.
- Teleorman County and Giurgiu County in the south.
Divisions
Dâmboviţa County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 82 communes. The following is a list of the municipalities, towns and communes of Dâmboviţa County:
- Municipalities
- Moreni
- Târgoviște – county seat; population: 79,610 (as of 2011)
- Towns
- Communes
- Aninoasa
- Băleni
- Bărbulețu
- Bezdead
- Bilciurești
- Braniștea
- Brănești
- Brezoaele
- Buciumeni
- Bucșani
- Butimanu
- Cândești
- Ciocănești
- Cobia
- Cojasca
- Comișani
- Conțești
- Corbii Mari
- Cornățelu
- Cornești
- Costeștii din Vale
- Crângurile
- Crevedia
- Dărmănești
- Dobra
- Doicești
- Dragodana
- Dragomirești
- Finta
- Glodeni
- Gura Foii
- Gura Ocniței
- Gura Șuții
- Hulubești
- I. L. Caragiale
- Iedera
- Lucieni
- Ludești
- Lungulețu
- Malu cu Flori
- Mănești
- Mătăsaru
- Mogoșani
- Moroeni
- Morteni
- Moțăieni
- Niculești
- Nucet
- Ocnița
- Odobești
- Perșinari
- Pietrari
- Petrești
- Pietroșița
- Poiana
- Potlogi
- Produlești
- Pucheni
- Raciu
- Răscăeți
- Răzvad
- Râu Alb
- Runcu
- Sălcioara
- Slobozia Moară
- Șelaru, Dâmbovița
- Șotânga
- Tărtășești
- Tătărani
- Uliești
- Ulmi
- Văcărești
- Valea Lungă
- Valea Mare
- Văleni-Dâmbovița
- Vârfuri
- Vișina
- Vișinești
- Vlădeni
- Voinești
- Vulcana-Băi
- Vulcana-Pandele
Dâmbovița County Media
Map of Dâmbovița County as constituted in 1938.
References
- ↑ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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