Gorj County
Gorj | |
|---|---|
County (Judeţ) | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′40″N 23°12′34″E / 44.9610°N 23.2094°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| Development region1 | Sud-Vest |
| Historic region | Lesser Wallachia |
| Capital city (Reşedinţă de judeţ) | Târgu Jiu |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Board |
| • President of the County Board | Ion Călinoiu |
| • Prefect2 | Ştefan-Marian Popescu-Bejat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,602 km2 (2,163 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 387,308 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 21wxyz3 |
| Area code | 40 x534 |
| Car Plates | GJ5 |
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
Gorj (IPA: [gorʒ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia. The capital is Târgu Jiu.
Geography
[change | change source]Gorj county has an area of 5,602 km². The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River.
Divisions
[change | change source]Gorj County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns and 61 communes.
Municipalities
[change | change source]Towns
[change | change source]in descending order of size
Communes
[change | change source]Alba • Arad • Argeș • Bacău • Bihor • Bistrița-Năsăud • Botoșani • Brașov • Brăila • Buzău • Caraș-Severin • Călărași • Cluj • Constanța • Covasna • Dâmbovița • Dolj • Galați • Giurgiu • Gorj • Harghita • Hunedoara • Ialomița • Iași • Ilfov • Maramureș • Mehedinți • Mureș • Neamț • Olt • Prahova • Satu Mare • Sălaj • Sibiu • Suceava • Teleorman • Timiș • Tulcea • Vaslui • Vâlcea • Vrancea | .PNG){kind=small} | |
