Giurgiu County
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Giurgiu (Template:IPA) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was Template:Pop density.
- Romanians – 96%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie" Template:Webarchive</ref>
- Romani – 3.9%
- Unknown – 0.1%
| Year | County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002" Template:Webarchive</ref> |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 313,793 Template:Steady |
| 1956 | 325,045 Template:Increase |
| 1966 | 320,120 Template:Decrease |
| 1977 | 327,494 Template:Increase |
| 1992 | 313,084 Template:Decrease |
| 2002 | 297,859 Template:Decrease |
| 2011 | 265,494 Template:Decrease |
| 2021 | 262,066 Template:Decrease |
Geography
This county has a total area of Template:Cvt.
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
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- 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:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Administrative divisions
Giurgiu County has 1 municipality, 2 towns, and 51 communes:
- Municipalities
- Giurgiu – capital city; population: 54,655 (as of 2011)
- Towns
- 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
References
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External links
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