Dâmboviţa County
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| Dâmboviţa County | |||
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| Development region: | Sud | ||
| Historic region: | Wallachia | ||
| Capital city: | Târgovişte | ||
| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: |
541,763 134/km² |
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| Area: | 4,054 km² | ||
| Codes: • Car numbers • ISO 3166-2:RO |
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| Telephone code: | (+40) x45 (1) | ||
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Dâmboviţa (also spelt Dîmboviţa; IPA: ['dɨm.bo.vi.ʦa]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgovişte.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 541,763 and the population density was 134/km². It is one of the most densely populated counties in Romania.
- Romanians - 96%[1]
- Rromas (Gypsies), others.
| Year | County population[2] |
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| 1948 | 409,272 |
| 1956 | 438,985 |
| 1966 | 453,241 |
| 1977 | 527,620 |
| 1992 | 562,041 |
| 2002 | 541,763 |
[edit] Geography
This county has a total area of 4,054 km².
The relief has three main forms. In the North there are the mountains from the Southern Carpathians group - the Bucegi Mountains and the Leaotă Mountains. In the center there are the sub-carpathian hills and the South area is part of the Romanian Plain.
The main river gives the county: the Dâmboviţa River. Also the Ialomiţa River flows in the North and East side. In the South the Argeş River flows.
[edit] Economy
In Târgovişte there is one of the biggest factory of steel in Romania. Also oil is being extracted and raffinated.
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Metallurgical industry.
- Oil extraction equipment.
- Food industry.
- Home appliances.
- Textile industry.
- Chemical industry.
- Construction materials industry.
[edit] Tourism
The main tourism destinantions are:
- The city of Târgovişte - the ancient capital of Walachia.
- The Pucioasa Resort.
- The Ialomiţa River Valley - Peştera Ialomicioarei.
[edit] Trivia
- Glod, a small village in this area, was used to represent Kazakhstan in the filming of the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The county has two municipalities, 4 towns and 76 communes.
[edit] Municipalities
[edit] Towns
[edit] Communes
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[edit] References
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
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Counties of Romania |  |
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| Alba | Arad | Argeş | Bacău | Bihor | Bistriţa-Năsăud | Botoşani | Braşov | Brăila | Buzău | Caraş-Severin | Călăraşi | Cluj | Constanţa | Covasna | Dâmboviţa | Dolj | Galaţi | Giurgiu | Gorj | Harghita | Hunedoara | Ialomiţa | Iaşi | Ilfov | Maramureş | Mehedinţi | Mureş | Neamţ | Olt | Prahova | Satu Mare | Sălaj | Sibiu | Suceava | Teleorman | Timiş | Tulcea | Vaslui | Vâlcea | Vrancea | ||
