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15-470: Argeș County ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈardʒeʃ] ) is a county ( județ ) of Romania , in Muntenia , with the capital city at Pitești . At the 2021 census , the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was 83.1/km (215.1/sq mi). At the 2011 census , it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89.2/km (231.2/sq mi). This county has

30-666: A level of administrative subdivision in Romania and Moldova , roughly equivalent to city in some English-speaking countries . In Romania, this status is given to towns that are large and urbanized; at present, there are 103 municipii . There is no clear benchmark regarding the status of municipiu even though it applies to localities which have a sizeable population, usually above 15,000, and extensive urban infrastructure. Localities that do not meet these loose guidelines are classified only as towns ( orașe ), or if they are not urban areas, as communes ( comune ). Cities are governed by

45-471: A mayor and local council. There are no official administrative subdivisions of cities even though, unofficially, municipalities may be divided into quarters/districts ( cartiere in Romanian ). The exception to this is Bucharest , which has a status similar to that of a county, and is officially subdivided into six administrative sectors . In Moldova, which has thirteen municipii , a 2002 law provides that

60-652: A total area of 6,862 km (2,649 sq mi). The landforms can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from the Southern Carpathians group – the Făgăraș Mountains with Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m), Negoiu Peak (2,535 m) and Vânătoarea lui Buteanu peak (2,508 m) towering the region, and in the North-East part the Leaotă Mountains . Between them there

75-623: Is a nuclear research and production facility making nuclear fuels for the Cernavodă Nuclear Electric Power Plant . On the Argeș River there are a great number of hydroelectric power plants, the most impressive being the Vidraru power plant and dam. The hillsides are well suited for wines and fruit orchards, and the south is suited for cereal crops. The main tourist destinations are: The Argeș County Council, renewed at

90-530: Is a pass towards Brașov , the Rucăr–Bran Pass . The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m (2,600 ft), crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of the Wallachian Plain . The main river that crosses the county is the Argeș River in which almost all the other rivers coming from the mountains flow. In

105-506: Is etymologically rooted in the Latin "judicium", and is therefore cognate to other administrative institutions like the Sardinian giudicati , or terms like jurisdiction and judge . In Romanian, the term județ does not take an initial capital unless it is the first word of a sentence. Municipiu A municipiu (from Latin municipium ; English: municipality ) is

120-474: The 2020 local elections , consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition: Argeș County has 3 cities, 4 towns, and 95 communes: The county was located in the central-southern part of the Greater Romania , in the western part of the historic Muntenia region. Its territory comprised a large part of the current county, and a piece of the western part of the present Vâlcea County . It

135-524: The largest and most developed city in the respective county. The central government is represented by one prefect in every județ . The capital, Bucharest , is not a județ , but a special municipality with identical functions, which also acts as the county seat of Ilfov . In the Romanian Principalities , the județ was an office with administrative and judicial functions, corresponding to both judge and mayor . The word

150-521: The religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.0% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Roman Catholic, 2.4% Jewish, 0.7% Reformed, 0.7% Lutheran, as well as other minorities. Jude%C8%9B There are 41 județe in Romania, divided into municipii (municipalities), orașe (cities) and comune (communes). Each județ has a county seat ( reședință de județ ) which serves as its administrative capital; this designation usually belongs to

165-675: The south the main rivers are the Vedea River and the Teleorman River . The county is one of the most industrialized counties in Romania . There is one oil refinery and two automobile plants at Mioveni – the Dacia Renault car plant, and at Câmpulung the ARO plant. The predominant industries in the county are: Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south. Also there are a few coal mines and close to Mioveni there

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180-494: The status applies to the cities that play an important role in the country's economic, social, cultural, scientific, political and administrative life. † lost status in 1938 Of the seventeen municipii created in 1925, three are no longer in Romania: Cernăuți , Cetatea Albă , and Chișinău . Additionally, Bălți became one in 1929; together with Cetatea Albă, it lost the title in 1938. Cluj and Oradea temporarily lost

195-636: The title in 1940 as a result of the Second Vienna Award , while it was granted to Odessa and Tiraspol during the Transnistria Governorate period. The status was not used between 1950 and 1968, so that cities which lost it in 1950 were reassigned it in 1968. The most recent municipii were created in 2003. Chișinău, Tiraspol, Bălți, and Bender/Tighina have been municipii continuously since 1995, and Comrat since 1998. Cahul, Edineț, Hîncești, Orhei, Soroca, and Ungheni held

210-400: Was bordered on the west by the counties of Olt and Vâlcea, to the north by the counties Făgăraș and Sibiu , to the east by the counties Muscel and Dâmbovița , and to the south by the counties Teleorman and Vlașca . The county was originally (to 1925) divided administratively into five districts ( plăși ): Subsequently, Plasa Uda was divided into two districts, and some territory

225-482: Was transferred from Plasa Oltul: According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 257,378 inhabitants, out of which 97.6% were ethnic Romanians. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.1% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, as well as other minorities. In 1930, the county's urban population was 26,341 inhabitants, comprising 90.4% Romanians, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Hungarians, 1.7% Romanies, 1.1% Germans, as well as other minorities. From

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