Giurgiu County
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| Development region: | Sud
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| Capital city:
| Giurgiu
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| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: | 297,859 84/km² |- | Area: | 3,526 km² |- | Codes: • Car numbers • | GR RO-GR
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| Telephone code:
| (+40) x46 (1)
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| 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 |} Giurgiu (IPA: [ʤjur.ʤju]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.
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DemographicsIn 2002, it had a population of 297,859 and the population density was 84/km².[official statistics] GeographyThis county has a total area of 3,526 km².The county is situated on a plain - the Southern part of the Romanian Plain. The landscape is flat, crossed by small rivers. The southern part is the valley of the Danube which forms the border with Bulgaria. In the North, the Argeş River and Dâmboviţa River flow. EconomyThe county has two big areas of development: one close to the city of Giurgiu - The Free Trade Zone Giurgiu, and one in the North of the county due to its proximity with Bucharest.The predominant industries in the county are:
TourismThe county recently became famous for its lăutari, especialy the group Taraful Haiducilor.The main turistical destinations are:
Administrative divisionsThe county has one municipality, 3 towns and 51 communes.Municipalities
Towns
Communes
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