Giurgiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒjurdʒju] ) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.
Giurgiu County Județul Giurgiu | |
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Entering Giurgiu County across the Friendship Bridge from Bulgaria | |
| Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′N 25°54′E / 44.16°N 25.9°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| Development region1 | Sud |
| Historic region | Muntenia |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Giurgiu |
| Created | 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Council |
| • President of the County Council | Dumitru Beianu (PNL) |
| • Prefect2 | Florentina Stănculescu |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,526 km2 (1,361 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 40th in Romania |
| Population (2021-12-01) | |
• Total | 262,066 |
| • Rank | 38th in Romania |
| • Density | 74.32/km2 (192.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 08wxyz3 |
| Area code | +40 x464 |
| Car Plates | GR5 |
| GDP | US$1.657 billion (2015) |
| GDP/capita | US$6,242 (2015) |
| Website | County Council County Prefecture |
| 1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed to attract funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county | |
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was 75.3/km2 (195.0/sq mi).
| Year | County population |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 313,793 |
| 1956 | 325,045 |
| 1966 | 320,120 |
| 1977 | 327,494 |
| 1992 | 313,084 |
| 2002 | 297,859 |
| 2011 | 265,494 |
| 2021 | 262,066 |
Geography
This county has a total area of 3,526 km2 (1,361 sq mi).
The county is situated on a plain – the Southern part of the Wallachian Plain. The landscape is flat, crossed by small rivers. The southern part is the valley of the Danube which forms the border with Bulgaria. In the North, the Argeș River and Dâmbovița River flow.
Neighbours
- Călărași County in the East.
- Teleorman County in the West.
- Ilfov County and Dâmbovița County in the North.
- Bulgaria in the South – Ruse Province and Silistra Province.
Politics
The Giurgiu County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:
| Party | Seats | Current County Council | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Giurgiu County has 1 municipality, 2 towns, and 51 communes:
- Municipalities
- Giurgiu – capital city; population: 54,655 (as of 2011)
- Towns
- Bolintin-Vale
- Mihăilești
- Communes
- Adunații-Copăceni
- Băneasa
- Bolintin-Deal
- Bucșani
- Bulbucata
- Buturugeni
- Călugăreni
- Clejani
- Colibași
- Comana
- Cosoba
- Crevedia Mare
- Daia
- Florești-Stoenești
- Frătești
- Găiseni
- Găujani
- Ghimpați
- Gogoșari
- Gostinari
- Gostinu
- Grădinari
- Greaca
- Herăşti
- Hotarele
- Iepurești
- Isvoarele
- Izvoarele
- Joița
- Letca Nouă
- Malu
- Mârșa
- Mihai Bravu
- Ogrezeni
- Oinacu
- Prundu
- Putineiu
- Răsuceni
- Roata de Jos
- Săbăreni
- Schitu
- Singureni
- Slobozia
- Stănești
- Stoenești
- Toporu
- Ulmi
- Valea Dragului
- Vânătorii Mici
- Vărăști
- Vedea
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