Galați County
Galați is a county (județ) of Romania. It is in the Moldavia region. Its capital city is also named Galați.
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Județul Galați | |
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| Coordinates: 45°47′N 27°47′E / 45.79°N 27.78°ECoordinates: 45°47′N 27°47′E / 45.79°N 27.78°E | |
| Country | |
| Development region1 | Sud-Est |
| Historic region | Moldavia |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Galați |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Board |
| • President of the County Board | Costel Fotea |
| • Prefect2 | Gabriel-Ioan Avrămescu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,466 km2 (1,724 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 34th in Romania |
| Population (2011 census[1]) | |
| • Total | 536,167 |
| • Rank | 14th in Romania |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 80wxyz3 |
| ISO 3166 code | RO-GL |
| Car Plates | GL5 |
| GDP | US$3.15 billion (2015) |
| GDP per capita | US$5,874 (2015) |
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
Divisions
Galați County has 2 municipalities, 2 towns and 61 communes:
Municipalities
Towns
Communes
Galați County Media
Diachronic distribution of Celtic peoples: * The birthplace of the Hallstatt culture, in the 6th century BC.* Celtic expansion at its height
A fragment of a vase collected from Piroboridava (Poiana) illustrating the use of Greek and Latin letters by a Dacian potter
Map of Moldavia, part of the work of Dimitrie Cantemir Tabula Geographica Moldauiae - Descriptio antiqui et hodierni status Moldaviae, Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1771
The house that belonged to the Cuza family and where Alexandru Ioan Cuza lived during the period when he was a judge and pârcălab (burgrave) of the Covurlui County, currently the seat of the History Museum Paul Păltănea in Galați
References
- ↑ Population at 20 October 2011 (in ro) (5 July 2013)INSSE. Retrieved 9 July 2013.[dead link]