Giurgiu County - Wikiwand

Giurgiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒjurdʒju] ^ⓘ) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.

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County
Entering Giurgiu County across the Friendship Bridge from Bulgaria
Flag Coat of arms

Coordinates: 44.16°N 25.9°E / 44.16; 25.9
Country	Romania
Development region¹	Sud
Historic region	Muntenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Giurgiu
Created	1981
Government
• Type	County Council
• President of the County Council	Dumitru Beianu [ro] (PNL)
• Prefect²	Florentina Stănculescu [ro]
Area
• Total	3,526 km² (1,361 sq mi)
• Rank	40th in Romania
Population (2021-12-01)^[1]
• Total	262,066
• Rank	38th in Romania
• Density	74/km² (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	08wxyz³
Area code	+40 x46⁴
Car Plates	GR⁵
GDP	US$1.657 billion (2015)
GDP/capita	US$6,242 (2015)
Website	County Council County Prefecture
¹The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed to attract funds from the European Union 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 political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary 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.), and the ones used outside the county

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was 75.3/km² (195.0/sq mi).

Romanians – 96%^[2]
Romani – 3.9%
Unknown – 0.1%

More information Year, County population ...

Year	County population^[3]
1948	313,793
1956	325,045
1966	320,120
1977	327,494
1992	313,084
2002	297,859
2011	265,494
2021	262,066

Geography

This county has a total area of 3,526 km² (1,361 sq mi).

The county is situated on a plain – the Southern part of the Wallachian Plain. The landscape is flat, crossed by small rivers. The southern part is the valley of the Danube which forms the border with Bulgaria. In the North, the Argeș River and Dâmbovița River flow.

Neighbours

Călărași County in the East.
Teleorman County in the West.
Ilfov County and Dâmbovița County in the North.
Bulgaria in the South – Ruse Province and Silistra Province.

Economy

The county has two big areas of development: one close to the city of Giurgiu – The Free Trade Zone Giurgiu, and one in the North of the county due to its proximity with Bucharest.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Food and beverages industry.
Textile industry.
Chemical industry.
Wood and furniture industry.
Mechanical components industry.

Agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Both extensive agriculture, and small scale (for Bucharest markets), is practiced. 59% of the cultivated surface is irrigated.

Tourism

The county recently became famous for its lăutari, especially the group Taraful Haiducilor.

The main tourist destinations are:

The city of Giurgiu

Here the tourists can visit:

The Clock Tower, made by the Turks when the Giurgiu was a raya
The Historical Museum
The theatre "Valah"
The first bridge built in angel from Europe,^{[clarification needed]} over the Canalul Sfântul Gheorghe and Canalul Plantelor, with a specific construction over 100 years old; near this bridge is a new one from 2007
The Friendship Bridge over the Danube between Giurgiu and Ruse, Bulgaria
The churches painted by important painters like Grigorescu
The fluvial station on the Danube river "Port Giurgiu"
The street "Strada Gării" filled with markets
The beautiful parks from town where many statues and fountains can be found
Fishing along the Danube
The Călugăreni area
The monasteries from Giurgiu and Comana