Mehedinţi County

Mehedinţi
—  County   —
Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Development region	Sud-Vest
Historic region	Oltenia
Capital	Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Area
– Total	4,933 km2 (1,904.6 sq mi)
Area rank	30th
Population (2002)
– Total	306,732
– Rank	36th
– Density	62.2/km2 (161/sq mi)
Telephone code	(+40) 252 or (+40) 352[1]
ISO 3166 code	RO-MH
Website	County Council Prefecture

Mehedinţi (Romanian pronunciation: [meheˈdint͡sʲ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality (Orşova) and three communes (Dubova, Eşelniţa and Sviniţa) located in the Banat. The county seat is Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 306,732 and the population density was 62/km².

• Romanians - 96.1%^[2]
• Rroma - 3%
• Others (including Serbs, Hungarians and Germans) - 0.9%

Year	County population[3]
1948	304,788
1956	304,091
1966	310,021
1977	322,371
1992	332,673
2002	306,732

Geography

This county has a total area of 4,933 km².

In the North-West there are the Mehedinţi Mountains with heights 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. Another important 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.

Neighbours

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AG

BC

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BR

BZ

CS

CL

CJ

CT

CV

DB

DJ

GL

GR

GJ

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• Bulgaria in the South - Vidin Province.
• Serbia in the West and South-West - Bor District.
• Caraş-Severin County in the North-West.
• Gorj County in the North-East.
• Dolj County in the South-East.

Economy

The energetic sector is highly developed in the county, on the Danube being two big hydro electrical power plants (Iron Gates I and Iron Gates II). Also in NE of Drobeta-Turnu Severin there is a heavy water complex (Romag Prod).

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, coal and copper are extracted.

The South 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 touristical 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

Mehedinţi County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 61 communes

• Municipalities
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin - capital city; population: 118,734 (as of 2007)
  • Orşova
• Towns
  • Baia de Aramă
  • Strehaia
  • Vânju Mare

Communes Bâcleş Bala Bălăciţa Balta Bâlvăneşti Braniştea Brezniţa-Motru Brezniţa-Ocol Broşteni Burila Mare Butoieşti

Căzăneşti Cireşu Corcova Corlăţel Cujmir Dârvari Devesel Dubova Dumbrava Eşelniţa

Floreşti Gârla Mare Godeanu Gogoşu Greci Grozeşti Gruia Hinova Husnicioara Ilovăţ

Iloviţa Isverna Izvoru Bârzii Jiana Livezile Malovăţ Obârşia de Câmp Obârşia-Cloşani Oprişor Pădina Mare

Pătulele Podeni Ponoarele Poroina Mare Pristol Prunişor Punghina Rogova Salcia Siseşti

Şimian Şovarna Stângăceaua Sviniţa Tâmna Vânători Vânjuleţ Vlădaia Voloiac Vrata

References

1. ^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.
2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
3. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

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