Dolj district

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Location of the Dolj district in Romania
Map of the Dolj district
Coat of arms of the Dolj district
Coat of arms of the Dolj district, at the time of real socialism
Coat of arms of the Dolj district, in the interwar period

Dolj [ dolʒ ] ( pronunciation ? / I ) is a Romanian district ( Județ ) in the Wallachia region with the district capital Craiova . Its common abbreviation and license plate number are DJ. Audio file / audio sample

The Dolj County borders in the north to the counties Gorj and Valcea , in the east of the Olt County , in south and south-west of Bulgaria and in the west and north-west of the county Mehedinti .

Demographics

In 2002 the district had 734,823 inhabitants and a population density of 99 inhabitants per km².

In 2011, the Dolj district had 660,544 inhabitants and a population density of 89 inhabitants per km².

geography

The district has a total area of ​​7414 km², which corresponds to 3.11% of the area of ​​Romania. Located in the south-southwest of Romania, the Dolj district is in the south of Little Wallachia and covers an area of ​​the Danube Plain ( 30  m ) up to the Amaradia Mountains ( 350  m ). In the south, the district borders on the Danube for about 150 kilometers from the area of ​​the municipality of Cetate to that of the small town of Dăbuleni ; in north-south direction it is crossed by the river Jiu (Schil) for 154 kilometers. Larger lakes in Dolj County are the Bistreț, Fântâna Banului, Maglavit, Golenti and Ciuperceni .

cities and communes

The Dolj district officially consists of 386 localities. Seven of them have city status , 104 that of municipality and the rest are administratively assigned to cities and municipalities.

Biggest places

City / municipality Residents
Craiova 269.506
Băileşti 017,437
Calafat 017,336
Filiași 016,900
Dăbuleni 012,182
Poiana Mare 010,740
Sadova 007,976
Segarcea 007,019
Moțăței 006,935
Podari 006,909
Dăneți 006,257
Călărași 005,977
Valea Stanciului 005,642
(As of October 20, 2011)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de

Web links

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