Timiș County

Timiș is a county (județ) of Romania. It is in the historical region of Banat. The capital city is Timișoara.

Județul Timiș
County
Coat of arms
Etymology: Timiș River
Location of Timiș County in Romania
Coordinates: 45°41′34.08″N 21°24′19.8″E
Country	Romania
Historical region	Banat
Development region	West
Established	1968
County seat	Timișoara
Government
• Body	Timiș County Council
• President	Alin Nica (PNL)
• Prefect	Mihai Ritivoiu (PSD)
Area
• Total	8,696.7 km2 (3,357.8 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  ()
• Rank	3rd
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Registration plate	TM
Website	cjtimis.ro

The county is named after the Timiș River.

Geography

Timiș has an area of 8,696.7 km² (3,357.8 sq mi). It is the largest county in Romania by area. It is on the border with Hungary and Serbia.

Divisions

Timiș County has 2 municipalities, 8 towns and 89 communes:

Municipalities

• Timișoara – capital city
• Lugoj

Towns

• Sânnicolau Mare
• Jimbolia
• Recaș
• Buziaș
• Făget
• Deta
• Gătaia
• Ciacova

Communes

• Balinț
• Banloc
• Bara
• Bârna
• Beba Veche
• Becicherecu Mic
• Belinț
• Bethausen
• Biled
• Birda
• Bogda
• Boldur
• Brestovăț
• Bucovăț
• Cărpiniș
• Cenad
• Cenei
• Checea
• Chevereșu Mare
• Comloșu Mare
• Coșteiu
• Criciova
• Curtea
• Darova
• Denta
• Dudeștii Noi
• Dudeștii Vechi
• Dumbrava
• Dumbrăvița
• Fârdea
• Fibiș
• Foeni
• Gavojdia
• Ghilad
• Ghiroda
• Ghizela
• Giarmata
• Giera
• Giroc
• Giulvăz
• Gottlob
• Iecea Mare
• Jamu Mare
• Jebel
• Lenauheim
• Liebling
• Livezile
• Lovrin
• Margina
• Mașloc
• Mănăștiur
• Moravița
• Moșnița Nouă
• Nădrag
• Nițchidorf
• Ohaba Lungă
• Orțișoara
• Otelec
• Parța
• Pădureni
• Peciu Nou
• Periam
• Pesac
• Pietroasa
• Pișchia
• Racovița
• Remetea Mare
• Sacoșu Turcesc
• Saravale
• Satchinez
• Săcălaz
• Sânandrei
• Sânmihaiu Român
• Sânpetru Mare
• Secaș
• Șag
• Șandra
• Știuca
• Teremia Mare
• Tomești
• Tomnatic
• Topolovățu Mare
• Tormac
• Traian Vuia
• Uivar
• Variaș
• Vălcani
• Victor Vlad Delamarina
• Voiteg

Timiș County Media

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  Physical map of Timiș County

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  Bega River in Timișoara

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  Lacul de acumulare Surduc

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  Administrative map of Timiș County*     Municipality*     Town

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  Map of net wages in Romania (lei) at the end of 2024 and changes since 2015, by county. Timiș County has the highest average income in the country after Bucharest, and Timișoara has the highest standard of living nationwide (53rd in Europe)

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  West University of Timișoara, the largest university in Timiș County

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  Interwar coat of arms of Timiș-Torontal County, Kingdom of Romania.

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  During the communist period

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  Arsa Teodorović, Dositej Obradović, 1818, oil on canvas, National Museum of Serbia