Olt County

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Olt County
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Development region:	Sud-Vest |- | Capital city: | }Slatina |- | Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density: | 489,274 89/km² |- | Area: | 5,498 km² |- | Codes:  • Car numbers  • | OT RO-OT |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x49 (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 |} Olt (IPA: [olt]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region of Oltenia, with the capital city at Slatina. Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 Administrative divisions 6.1 Municipalities 6.2 Towns 6.3 Villages Neighbours Teleorman County in the East. Dolj County in the West. Argeş County and Vâlcea County in the North. Bulgaria in the South - Pleven Province. Demographics In 2002, it had a population of 489,274 and the population density was 89/km². Romanians - 98.06% Rromas - 1.86%, and other. [official statistics] [edrc] The county is a mainly rural one, over 60% of the population living in villages. Geography This county has a total area of 5,498 km². The county lies in a flat area, the Western part of the Romanian Plain crossed by rivers from North to South, the main one - the Olt River giving the county's name. The Danube forms a wide valley in the South, with lots of ponds and small channels, flooded from time to time. Economy The predominant industries in the county are: Metalurgy - aluminium and aluminium components. Railway equipment. Food and beverages industry. Textile industry. Mechanical components industry. Agriculture is the main occupation in the county - over 58% of the population having agriculture as their main occupation. Both extensive agriculture, and small scale, vegetables and fruits, are practiced. The area is well suited for irrigations. Tourism The main turistical destinations are: The city of Slatina. Fishing on the Danube and on the Olt River. The town of Scorniceşti - the birthplace of Nicolae Ceauşescu. Administrative divisions The county has 2 municipalities, 6 towns and 93 communes. Municipalities Slatina - capital city; population: 87,608 Caracal Towns Balş Corabia Drăgăneşti Piatra Olt Potcoava Scorniceşti Villages Dobrosloveni Tituleşti 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: