Târgu Jiu

County capital
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	Coat of arms of Coat of arms
	Location of Târgu Jiu on Gorj County Map Location of Târgu Jiu on Gorj County Map
	Coordinates: 45°2′3″N 23°16′29″E / 45.03417°N 23.27472°ECoordinates: 45°2′3″N 23°16′29″E / 45.03417°N 23.27472°E
Country	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
County	16px Gorj County
Status	County capital
Founded	1406 (first official record as Jiul)
Component localities	Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, Ursați
Government
• Mayor	Marcel Romanescu (National Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	102 km2 (39 sq mi)
Population (2011 census )
• Total	78,553
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Car Plates	GJ-N3
Website	http://www.targujiu.ro/
	1 x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address; 2 x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks; 3 used just on the plates of vehicles that operate only within the city limits (such as trolley buses, utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.)

Târgu Jiu (also spelled Tîrgu Jiu) is the capital of Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is found on the shores of the Jiu River. It has a population of 101,562 people as of the year 2002.

Târgu Jiu Media

Old Jiu Bridge.jpg

Jiu Bridge at the turn of the 20th century.
Tudor Vladimirescu monument
The former dormitory for apprentices of the Trade Cooperative, currently city hall from Târgu Jiu, Romania
Tower Central Parc Tragu Jiu 2013
Palatul Finanțelor, azi Universitatea C. Brâncuși.JPG

Palace of Finance, today Constantin Brâncuși University
Biblioteca "Tudor Arghezi" din Târgu Jiu.JPG

Biblioteca "Tudor Arghezi" (Casa Iunian Grigore), Bd. Republicii nr. 1, Târgu Jiu
RO GJ Casa memoriala Ecaterina Teodoroiu Targu Jiu (22).jpg

Ecaterina Teodoroiu Memorial House

↑ "Recensamantul populatiei si Locuintelor 2011" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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County capital
250px
Coat of arms of Coat of arms

Location of Târgu Jiu on Gorj County Map Location of Târgu Jiu on Gorj County Map

Coordinates: 45°2′3″N 23°16′29″E / 45.03417°N 23.27472°E / 45.03417; 23.27472Coordinates: 45°2′3″N 23°16′29″E / 45.03417°N 23.27472°E / 45.03417; 23.27472
Country	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
County	16px Gorj County
Status	County capital
Founded	1406 (first official record as Jiul)
Component localities	Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, Ursați
Government
• Mayor	Marcel Romanescu (National Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	102 km² (39 sq mi)
Population (2011 census ^[1])
• Total	78,553
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Car Plates	GJ-N³
Website	http://www.targujiu.ro/
¹ x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address ² x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks ³ used just on the plates of vehicles that operate only within the city limits (such as trolley buses, utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.)