Mehedinţi County

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Mehedinţi County
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Development region:	Sud-Vest |- | Capital city: | Drobeta-Turnu Severin |- | Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density: | 306,732 62/km² |- | Area: | 4,933 km² |- | Codes:  • Car numbers  • | MH RO-MH |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x52 (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 |} Mehedinţi (IPA: [me.he.'din.ʦi]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical province of Oltenia. Its capital city is Turnu Severin. Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 Administrative divisions 6.1 Municipalities 6.2 Towns 6.3 Communes Neighbours Bulgaria in the South - Vidin Province. Serbia in the South-West - Bor District. Caraş-Severin County in the North-West. Gorj County in the North-East. Dolj County in the South-East. Demographics In 2002, it had a population of 306,732 and the population density was 62/km². Romanians - over 96% Rromas - 3% Serbians - almost 1% [official statistics] [edrc] Geography This county has a total area of 4,933 km². In the North-West there are the Mehedinţi Mountains with heghts up to 1500 m, part of the Western end of the Southern Carpathians. The heights decrease towards the East, passing through the hills to a high plain - the Western end of the Romanian Plain. In the South the Danube flows, forming a wide valley, with channels and ponds. Other importnat river is the Motru River in the East side, an affluent of the Jiu River. Also, in the West side there is the Cerna River forming a passage between the Oltenia region and the Banat region. Economy The energetic sector is highly developed in the county, on the Danube being two big hydro electrical power plants. Also in Drobeta-Turnu Severin there is a heavy water complex. The predominant industries in the county are: Chemical industry. Food and beverages industry. Textile industry. Mechanical components industry. Railway and ship equipments industry. Wood and paper industry. In the North side, coal and copper are extracted. The South side is mainly agricultural, suited for growing cereals on large surfaces. Also vegetables are cultivated and there are important surfaces of wines and fruit orchards. Tourism The main turistical destinations are: The city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin - the ruins of Trajan's first bridge over the Danube The city of Orşova. The Mehedinţi Mountains. The Danube's Iron Gates. Administrative divisions The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 61 communes. Municipalities Drobeta-Turnu Severin - capital city; population: 118,734 Orşova Towns Strehaia Vânju Mare Baia de Aramă Communes Căzăneşti Gruia Patulele Gogosu 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: