Dolj County

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Dolj County
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Development region:	Sud-Vest |- | Capital city: | Craiova |- | Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density: | 734,231 99/km² |- | Area: | 7,414 km² |- | Codes:  • Car numbers  • | DJ RO-DJ |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x51 (1) |- | Web:   | [County Council] [Prefecture] |- bgcolor="#BBDEFD" ! colspan="2" align="left" | 1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3 |} Dolj (IPA: [dolʒ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437). Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 People 6 Tourism 7 Administrative divisions 7.1 Municipalities 7.2 Towns Neighbours Olt County in the East. Mehedinţi County in the West. Gorj County and Vâlcea County in the North. Bulgaria in the South - Vidin Province, Montana Province and Vratsa Province. Demographics In 2002, it had a population of 734,231 and the population density was 99/km². Romanians - over 96% Rromas (Gypsies) - 3% Serbians and Bulgarians almost 1%. [official statistics] Geography This county has a total area of 7,414 km². The entire area is flat, a plain with the Danube on the South forming a wide valey, and crossed by the Jiu River in the middle. Also other small rivers flow, each one forming ints small valley. There are some lakes across the county and many ponds and channel on the Danube valley. Economy The county is mainly an agricultural one with land ideal for growing Cereals, vegetables and wines. The industry is manly located in the city of Craiova, the biggest city in South-Western Romania. The predominant industries in the county are: Automotive industry - Daewoo had a factory, which now is in a dispute. Heavy electrical and transport equipments - Electroputere Craiova being the biggest factory of this type in Romania. Aeronautics industry. Chemical industry. Food and beverages industry. Textile industry. Mechanical components industry. The county has two harbours on the Danube - Bechet and Calafat. People Marin Sorescu Tourism The main turistical destinations are: The city of Craiova. The city of Calafat. Fishing on the Danube. Administrative divisions The county has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 94 communes. Municipalities Craiova Băileşti Calafat Towns Bechet Dăbuleni Filiaşi Segarcea Counties of Romania 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   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: