Dâmbovița district
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Dâmbovița [ ˈdɨmbovitsa ] ( ) is a Romanian district ( Județ ) in the Wallachia region with the district capital Târgovişte . Its common abbreviation and license plate are DB.
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 |
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Târgoviște ( German Tergovish ) | 79,610 |
Moreni | 18,687 |
Pucioasa | 14,254 |
Găești | 13,317 |
Titu | 9,658 |
Potlogi | 8,981 |
Dragomireşti | 8,867 |
Răzvad | 8,521 |
Băleni | 8,368 |
Corbii Mari | 8,316 |
Crevedia | 7,750 |
Fieni | 7,587 |
Ion Luca Caragiale | 7,697 |
Gura Ocniței | 7,319 |
(As of October 20, 2011) |