Ialomiţa County

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Ialomiţa County

Coat of Arms of Ialomiţa county Administrative map of Romania with Ialomiţa county highlighted

Development region Sud
Historic region Greater Wallachia
Capital city Slobozia
Population
• As of 2002 296,572
Population density 67/km²
Area 4,453 km²
Codes
Car numbers IL
ISO 3166-2:RO RO-IL
Telephone code (+40) x43[i 1]
Web County Council
Prefecture
  1. ^ x is 2 or 3 depending on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.

Ialomiţa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjalomit͡sa]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia.

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[edit] Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 296,572 and the population density was 67/km².

Romanians make up 95.6% of the population, the largest minority being the Roma people (4.1%).[1]

Year County population[2]
1948 244,750
1956 274,655
1966 291,373
1977 295,965
1992 306,145
2002 296,572

[edit] Geography

This county has a total area of 4,453 km².

The county is situated in the Bărăgan Plain, all the area is flat crossed by small rivers with small but deep valleys.

Its east border is on Danube and the Ialomiţa River crosses the county from West to Eeast about the middle. The Danube is split around the Ialomiţa Pond - the Old Danube branch and the Borcea branch.

Until 1940 (in the West part) and 1967 (in the East part) the county/plain was home of the great bustard (dropie in Romanian), with large populations of this bird. The birds disappeared because of the massive village buildout and hunting them for food.

[edit] Neighbours

[edit] Economy

Agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Industry is almost entirely concentrated in the city of Slobozia.

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Food industry.
  • Textile industry.
  • Mechanical components industry.

[edit] Tourism

The main turistical destinantions are:

[edit] Administrative divisions

Ialomiţa County has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 59 communes

[edit] 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"