Dâmbovița district

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

Dâmbovița [ ˈdɨmbovitsa ] ( pronunciation ? / I ) is a Romanian district ( Județ ) in the Wallachia region with the district capital Târgovişte . Its common abbreviation and license plate are DB. Audio file / audio sample

The circle Dâmboviţa borders in the north to the Braşov County , in the east of the county Prahova , in the southeast of the Ilfov county , in the south of the circles Giurgiu and Teleorman and in the west to the County of Arges .

Demographics

On October 20, 2011, the Dâmbovița district had 518,745 inhabitants, a population density of 127 inhabitants per km².

geography

The district has a total area of ​​4054 km², which corresponds to 1.70% of the area of ​​Romania. Located in the south of the Southern Carpathians ( Carpații Meridionali ), it extends partly into the Great Wallachia (Muntenia) . The Dâmbovița district is crossed by the Ialomița river ; crosses the south - in a south-easterly direction - the river Argeș (Argisch) .

cities and communes

Dâmbovița County officially consists of 375 localities. Seven of them have the status of a city , 82 that of a municipality and the rest are administratively assigned to cities and municipalities.

Biggest places

City / municipality Residents
Târgoviște ( German Tergovish ) 79,610
Moreni 18,687
Pucioasa 14,254
Găești 13,317
Titu 09,658
Potlogi 08,981
Dragomireşti 08,867
Răzvad 08,521
Băleni 08,368
Corbii Mari 08,316
Crevedia 07,750
Fieni 07,587
Ion Luca Caragiale 07,697
Gura Ocniței 07,319
(As of October 20, 2011)

See also

Web links

Commons : Dâmbovița district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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