District of Olt

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Location of the Olt district in Romania
Map of the district of Olt
Coat of arms of the Olt district
Coat of arms of the Olt district, at the time of Real Socialism
Coat of arms of the Olt district, in the interwar period
The localities in Little Wallachia are shown in red. The towns in Great Wallachia are shown in green

Olt is a Romanian district ( Județ ) in the Walachia region with the district capital Slatina . It is named after the river Olt of the same name , its common abbreviation and the license plate are OT.

The district of Olt borders in the north on the districts Vâlcea and Argeş , in the east on the districts Argeş and Teleorman , in the south on Bulgaria and in the west on the district Dolj .

Demographics

In 2002 the district had 489,274 inhabitants and a population density of 89 inhabitants per km².

In the 2011 census, the district of Olt had 436,400 inhabitants, which means a population density of 79 inhabitants per km².

geography

The district has a total area of ​​5498 km², which corresponds to 2.30% of the area of ​​Romania.

Located in the south of Romania, the Olt (Alt) river crosses the district over a length of approx. 100 kilometers in a north-south direction. The part west of the river is in Little Wallachia , while the part east of it is in Great Wallachia . In the south, the Olt district borders the Danube over a length of 47 kilometers .

cities and communes

The Olt district officially consists of 390 localities. Eight of these have the status of a city , 104 that of a municipality and the rest are administratively assigned to cities and municipalities.

Biggest places

City / municipality population
Slatina 70.293
Caracal 30,954
Balș 18.164
Corabia 16,441
Scorniceşti 11,766
Drăgăneşti-Olt 10,894
Piatra-Olt 06,299
Potcoava 05,743
Osica de Sus 05,215
Brastăvațu 04,830
Izbiceni 04,807
Fărcașele 04,683
Tia Mare 04,496
Rusăneşti 04,434
(As of October 20, 2011)

See also

Web links

Commons : Olt County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 26 '  N , 24 ° 22'  E