Timiș County
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Timiș is a county (județ) of Romania. It is in the historical region of Banat. The capital city is Timișoara.
Timiș County
Județul Timiș | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Timiș River | |
 Location of Timiș County in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′34.08″N 21°24′19.8″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| Historical region | Banat |
| Development region | West |
| Established | 1968 |
| County seat | Timișoara |
| Government | |
| • Body | Timiș County Council |
| • President | Alin Nica (PNL)[1] |
| • Prefect | Mihai Ritivoiu (PSD)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,696.7 km2 (3,357.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Population () | |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Demonym(s) | timișean (male), timișeană (female)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| SIRUTA code | 350 |
| Registration plate | TM |
| Website | cjtimis |
The county is named after the Timiș River.
Geography
Timiș has an area of 8,696.7 km2 (3,357.8 sq mi). It is the largest county in Romania by area. It is on the border with Hungary and Serbia.
Divisions
Timiș County has 2 municipalities, 8 towns and 89 communes:
Municipalities
- Timișoara – capital city
- Lugoj
Towns
- Sânnicolau Mare
- Jimbolia
- Recaș
- Buziaș
- Făget
- Deta
- Gătaia
- Ciacova
Communes
- Balinț
- Banloc
- Bara
- Bârna
- Beba Veche
- Becicherecu Mic
- Belinț
- Bethausen
- Biled
- Birda
- Bogda
- Boldur
- Brestovăț
- Bucovăț
- Cărpiniș
- Cenad
- Cenei
- Checea
- Chevereșu Mare
- Comloșu Mare
- Coșteiu
- Criciova
- Curtea
- Darova
- Denta
- Dudeștii Noi
- Dudeștii Vechi
- Dumbrava
- Dumbrăvița
- Fârdea
- Fibiș
- Foeni
- Gavojdia
- Ghilad
- Ghiroda
- Ghizela
- Giarmata
- Giera
- Giroc
- Giulvăz
- Gottlob
- Iecea Mare
- Jamu Mare
- Jebel
- Lenauheim
- Liebling
- Livezile
- Lovrin
- Margina
- Mașloc
- Mănăștiur
- Moravița
- Moșnița Nouă
- Nădrag
- Nițchidorf
- Ohaba Lungă
- Orțișoara
- Otelec
- Parța
- Pădureni
- Peciu Nou
- Periam
- Pesac
- Pietroasa
- Pișchia
- Racovița
- Remetea Mare
- Sacoșu Turcesc
- Saravale
- Satchinez
- Săcălaz
- Sânandrei
- Sânmihaiu Român
- Sânpetru Mare
- Secaș
- Șag
- Șandra
- Știuca
- Teremia Mare
- Tomești
- Tomnatic
- Topolovățu Mare
- Tormac
- Traian Vuia
- Uivar
- Variaș
- Vălcani
- Victor Vlad Delamarina
- Voiteg
References
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