Timiş County

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Timiş County

Facts

Development region:

Vest |- | Capital city: | Timişoara |- | Population:
• As of 2004:
• Population density: |
659,512
76/km² |- | Area: | 8,697 km² |- | Codes:
• Car numbers
• |
TM
RO-TM |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x56 ⁽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 |}

Timiş (IPA: ['ti.miʃ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timişoara. It is the largest county in Romania.

The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman antiquity as river Tibisis or Tibiscus.

Name in other languages: Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš/Тамиш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš

Contents

1 Neighbours
2 Demographics
3 Geography
4 Economy
5 Tourism
6 People
7 Administrative divisions

7.1 Municipalities
7.2 Towns
7.3 Communes
7.4 Villages

Neighbours

Hunedoara County to the east.
Hungary to the northwest - Csongrád County.
Arad County to the north.
Caraş-Severin County to the south.
Serbia to the southwest - Vojvodina Autonomous Province - North Banat District and Central Banat District.

The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Demographics

In 2000, it had a population of 684,506 and the population density was 79/km².

In 2004, it had a population of 659,512 and the population density was 75.8/km².

Romanians - 83%
Hungarians - 7.5%
Roma (Gypsies) - 2%
Ukrainians under 1%
Germans - 2%
Serbs - 2%
Banat Bulgarians, other

[official statistics]

[edrc]

Geography

This county has a total area of 8,697 km² (3,6% of Romania). It is the largest county in Romania.

In the eastern extremity are the Poiana Ruscăi Mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. Elevations decrease to the west, passing through the Lipova Hills to the Western Romanian Plain, the eastern part of the Pannonian Plain.

The county is crossed by many rivers, the most important being the Bega River and the Timiş River.

Economy

Timiş County has one of the most dynamic economies in Romania, being a region with among the highest ratings of foreign investment due to its tradition and its position.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Mechanical manufacturing
Food
Chemicals
Textiles
Electronic components
Wood

Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

The city of Timişoara.
Buziaş Resort.
Castles at Banloc and Carani.
The area around Făget.

There are also a lot of places for hunting and fishing.

People

Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 8 towns and 84 communes.

Municipalities

Timişoara - capital city; population: 305,977 as of 2004
Lugoj - 46,189

Towns

Sânnicolau Mare - 13,298
Jimbolia - 11,605
Recaş - 8,188
Buziaş - 7,738
Făget - 7,356
Deta - 6,582
Gătaia - 6,101
Ciacova - 4,939

Communes

Villages

Ianova

Counties of Romania

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