Muntenia ( Romanian pronunciation: [munˈteni.a] , also known in English as Greater Wallachia ) is a historical region of Romania , part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as Muntenia , Țara Românească , and the seldom used Valahia are synonyms in Romanian ). It is situated between the Danube (south and east), the Carpathian Mountains (the Transylvanian Alps branch) and Moldavia (both north), and the Olt River to the west. The latter river is the border between Muntenia and Oltenia (or Lesser Wallachia ). Part of the traditional border between Wallachia/Muntenia and Moldavia was formed by the rivers Milcov and Siret .
2-561: Muntenia includes București - Ilfov , Sud - Muntenia , and part of the Sud-Est development regions. It consists of nine counties entirely: And parts of four others: Romania's capital city, Bucharest , is situated in Muntenia. Other important cities are: Bucure%C8%99ti - Ilfov The București – Ilfov development region ( pronunciation: [ b u k u ˈ r e ʃ tʲ ˈ i l f o v ] )
4-765: Is a development region in Romania , encompassing the national capital, Bucharest , as well as the surrounding Ilfov County . As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the European Union . It is also used as an entity in regional statistical analysis at the European Union NUTS-II level. 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E / 44.43250; 26.10389 This Romanian location article
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