Planning regions in Romania
The eight planning regions in Romania ( Romanian Regiunile de dezvoltare ale României ) were set up in 1998 as part of the preparation for EU membership on the basis of Law 151/1998. Administratively, Romania is divided into 41 districts ( Romanian județ , pl. Județe ) and the capital Bucharest . Several districts are grouped together in the planning regions. Partly the allocation was made according to the historical regions of Romania , partly these were ignored.
No important real powers have been given to the planning regions, as they are not administrative and territorial units. They have no legal personality of their own and have been constituted by an agreement signed by the representatives of the respective district councils or the city council of Bucharest. Critics point out that the summary of the districts is not always coherent and promotes the concealment of regional disparities rather than making them openly visible.
For regional comparison, the combined values from the south region with the capital region are given.
| Romanian name |
German name |
Area in km² |
Residents | Inhabitants per km² |
GDP per capita in euros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vest | northwest | 34,159 | 2,729,200 | 79.9 | 3,499 |
| Centru | center | 34,100 | 2,529,300 | 74.2 | 3,742 |
| North-Est | Northeast | 36,850 | 3,731,400 | 101.3 | 2,519 |
| South-Est | Southeast | 35,762 | 2,839,000 | 79.4 | 3.211 |
| Sud (Muntenia) | South (Muntenia) | 34,453 | 3,313,100 | 96.2 | 3,028 |
| București și Ilfov | Bucharest and Ilfov | 1,821 | 2,223,900 | 1,221.3 | 7,776 |
| Sud-Vest (Oltenia) | Southwest (Oltenia) | 29,212 | 2,293,800 | 78.5 | 2,920 |
| Vest | west | 32,034 | 1,927,900 | 60.2 | 4.137 |
| România | Romania | 238.391 | 21,587,600 | 90.6 | 3,681 |
| South region and capital region |
36,274 | 5,537,000 | 152.6 | 4,935 |
Web links
- Lucian Boia : Historical Roots of Romania's Political Culture . ( Memento from May 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Detailed overview of the eight planning regions of Romania (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the planning regions of Romania (English)
- ↑ Eurostat area ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Eurostat - Population ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Eurostat - Economy (PDF)
