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Covurlui County
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Covurlui County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania. The county seat was Galați.[1]
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Județul Covurlui | |
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County (Județ) | |
![]() The Prefecture of Covurlui County Prefect's building from the interwar period | |
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Historic region | Moldavia |
Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Galați |
Established | 1925 |
Ceased to exist | Administrative reform of 1950 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,662 km2 (1,028 sq mi) |
Population (1930) | |
• Total | 210,006 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Dunării,[2] but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime, only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.[2]