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| Dâmboviţa |
| — County (Judeţ) — |
Coat of arms |
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| Country |
 Romania |
| Development region1 |
Sud |
| Historic region |
Greater Wallachia |
| Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ) |
Târgovişte |
| Government |
| - Type |
County Board |
| - President of the County Board |
Gheorghe Ana |
| - Prefect2 |
Aurelian Popa |
| Area |
| - Total |
4,054 km2 (1,565.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) |
| - Total |
541,763 |
| - Density |
134/km2 (347.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code |
13wxyz3 |
| Area code(s) |
+40 x454 |
| Car Plates |
DB5 |
| GDP |
US$ 3.71 billion (2008) |
| GDP/capita |
US$ 6,831 (2008) |
| Website |
County Board
County Prefecture |
1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just 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 to have 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 |
Dâmboviţa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdɨmbovit͡sa]); also spelt Dîmboviţa (deprecated, but tolerated) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgovişte.
Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 541,763 and the population density was 134/km². It is one of the most densely populated counties in Romania.
| Year |
County population2 |
| 1948 |
409,272 |
| 1956 |
438,985 |
| 1966 |
453,241 |
| 1977 |
527,620 |
| 1992 |
562,041 |
| 2002 |
541,763 |
Geography
Dâmboviţa county has a total area of 4,054 km².
The county's landscape has three main forms. In the north there are mountains from the Southern Carpathians group - the Bucegi Mountains and the Leaotă Mountains. In the center there are the sub-Carpathian hills and the southern area is part of the Romanian Plain.
The county's main river gives it its name: the Dâmboviţa River. Also the Ialomiţa River flows in the county's northern and eastern regions, while the Argeş River flows in the south.
Neighbours
DB
Economy
One of the biggest steel factories in Romania is located In Târgovişte. Also, oil is extracted and refined the county.
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Metallurgical industry.
- Oil extraction equipment.
- Food industry.
- Home appliances.
- Textile industry.
- Chemical industry.
- Construction materials industry.
Tourism
The main tourist destinations are:
Trivia
Administrative divisions
Dâmboviţa County 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 82 communes
References
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