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"Argeş" redirects here. For other uses, see Argeş (disambiguation). The word Argeş can refer to these places in Romania Argeş County, a county
Argeş
Landscape in Argeş County
Landscape in Argeş County
Coat of arms of Argeş
Coat of arms
Country Flag of Romania Romania
Development region1 Sud
Historic region Greater Wallachia
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ) Piteşti
Government
 - Type County Board
 - President of the County Board Constantin Nicolescu (Social Democratic Party)
 - Prefect2 Ion Popa
Area
 - Total 6,862 km² (2,649. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Sud ( South) is a development region in Romania. The Capital of South Development Region is Călăraşi. Muntenia (or Greater Wallachia) is a historical province of Romania, usually considered Wallachia -proper ( Muntenia, Ţara Românească Piteşti (/pi'teʃtʲ/ is a city in Romania, located on the Argeş River. The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD is a major political party of Romania. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 652,625
 - Density 95/km² (246/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 11wxyz3
Area code(s) +40 x484
Car Plates 5
1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time Postal codes were first introduced in Romania in 1974. Beginning with 1 May 2003, postal codes have six digits and represent addresses to street A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Country Code: 40 Access code 0. As of 2002 the area codes are county codes The standard Romanian License plate consists of a blue vertical strip (the European strip on the left side of the plate displaying the 12 stars of the Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a pollitical party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after his resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries' corps.
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc. Romtelecom is the largest Telecommunications company in Romania; the majority of shares are held by the Greek telecommunications company OTE (54 An all-terrain vehicle (ATV is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires with a seat that is straddled by ), and the ones used outside the county
Website: County Board
County Prefecture

Argeş (IPA: ['ar.ʤeʃ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Piteşti. A judeţ /ʒu'deʦ/ is an Administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania This article is about the region in what is now Southern Romania Piteşti (/pi'teʃtʲ/ is a city in Romania, located on the Argeş River.

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Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 652,625 and the population density was 95/km². See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume

Year County population[2]
1948 448,964
1956 483,741
1966 529,833
1977 631,918
1992 681,206
2002 652,625

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,862 km².

The relief can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from the Southern Carpathians group - the Făgăraş Mountains with heights over 2400 m, and in the North-East part the Leaotă Mountains. The Southern Carpathians (Carpaţii Meridionali also called the Transylvanian Alps, are a group of Mountain ranges which divide central and southern Romania Făgăraş Mountains (Munţii Făgăraşului Fogarasi-havasok are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania. The Leaota Mountains are located in central Romania, north of the city Târgovişte. Between them there is a pass towards Braşov the Rucăr-Bran pass. Braşov (braˈʃov Brassó Kronstadt Medieval Latin: Brassovia or Corona) is a city in Romania and the capital of Braşov County The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m, crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of the Romanian Plain. The Walachian Plain or the Romanian Plain (Câmpia Română is located in southern Romania.

The main river that croses the county is the Argeş River in which almost all the other rivers coming from the mountains flow. Argeş (Argyas is a river of Southern Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda and Capra in the Făgăraş Mountains In the south the main rivers are the Vedea River and the Teleorman River. The Vedea River ('vedea in the southern part of Romania rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km The Teleorman River is a Tributary of the Vedea River in Romania.

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Economy

The county is one of the most industrialized counties in Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania There is one oil refinery and two automobile plants at Mioveni - the Dacia Renault car plant, and at Câmpulung the ARO plant. Mioveni is a town in Argeş County, Romania, near the city of Piteşti. Dacia ('daʧia is a Romanian car manufacturer named for the historic region that constitutes much of present-day Romania Câmpulung (also spelled Cîmpulung, /kɨɱpu'luŋg/ or Câmpulung Muscel, is a city in the Argeş County, Romania. ARO (short for Auto Romania) was an off-road vehicle manufacturer located near the town of Câmpulung-Muscel, Romania.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south. Also there are a few coal mines and close to Mioveni there is a nuclear research and production facility making nuclear fuels for the Cernavodă Nuclear Electric Power Plant. Mioveni is a town in Argeş County, Romania, near the city of Piteşti. Cernavodă (tʃerna'vodə historical names Axiopolis, Boğazköy is a town in Constanţa County, Dobrogea, Romania with a population of Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions On the Argeş River there are a great number of hydroelectric power plants, the most impressive being the Vidraru power plant and dam. Argeş (Argyas is a river of Southern Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda and Capra in the Făgăraş Mountains Lake Vidraru is an artificial lake in Romania. It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Vidraru Dam on the Argeş River.

The hillsides are well suited for wines and fruit orchards, and the south is suited for cereal crops. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:

Administrative divisions

The county has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 95 communes.

Municipalities

Towns

Communes

  • Bughea de Sus
  • Buzoeşti
  • Căldăraru
  • Călineşti
  • Căteasca
  • Cepari
  • Cetăţeni
  • Cicăneşti
  • Ciofrângeni
  • Ciomăgeşti
  • Cocu
  • Corbeni
  • Corbi
  • Coşeşti
  • Cotmeana
  • Cuca
  • Dâmbovicioara
  • Dârmaneşti
  • Davideşti
  • Dobreşti
  • Domneşti
  • Drăganu
  • Dragoslavele
  • Godeni
  • Hârseşti
  • Hârtieşti
  • Izvoru
  • Leordeni
  • Lereşti
  • Lunca Corbului
  • Mălureni
  • Mărăcineni
  • Merişani
  • Miceşti
  • Mihaeşti
  • Mioarele
  • Miroşi
  • Morăreşti
  • Moşoaia
  • Mozăceni
  • Muşăteşti
  • Negraşi
  • Nucşoara
  • Oarja
  • Pietroşani
  • Poiana Lacului
  • Poienarii de Argeş
  • Poienarii de Muscel
  • Popeşti
  • Priboieni
  • Râca
  • Răteşti
  • Recea
  • Rociu
  • Rucăr
  • Sălătrucu
  • Săpata
  • Schitu Goleşti
  • Slobozia
  • Stâlpeni
  • Ştefan cel Mare
  • Stoeneşti
  • Stolnici
  • Şuici
  • Suseni
  • Teiu
  • Tigveni
  • Ţiţeşti
  • Uda
  • Ungheni
  • Valea Danului
  • Valea Iaşului
  • Valea Mare-Pravăţ
  • Vedea
  • Vlădeşti
  • Vultureşti

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
  2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
Piteşti (/pi'teʃtʲ/ is a city in Romania, located on the Argeş River. Câmpulung (also spelled Cîmpulung, /kɨɱpu'luŋg/ or Câmpulung Muscel, is a city in the Argeş County, Romania. Curtea de Argeş (Hungarian Argyasudvarhely) is a city in Romania, situated on the right bank of the Argeş River, where it flows through a valley Mioveni is a town in Argeş County, Romania, near the city of Piteşti. Topoloveni is a town in Argeş County, Romania on the Cârcinov river. Albeştii de Argeş is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Albeştii de Muscel is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Albota is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Aninoasa is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Arefu is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Băbana is a comună in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Bălileşti is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Brăduleţ, formerly Brătieni is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. Corbeni is a commune in Argeş County, south central Romania. Dragoslavele is a commune in the northern part of Argeş County, Romania, located by the former border between Wallachia and Transylvania Poiana Lacului is a commune in Argeş County, Romania. Recea is a commune in the south of Arges County, Romania, having a population of 3272 (2002 census Rucăr is a commune in the north-eastern part of Argeş County, Romania. Şuici is a commune in the northern Arge%C5%9F County, Muntenia Romania. Ungheni is a commune in south-western part of Argeş County, Romania with a population of 3698 (2002 census
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