Timiș County
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| Country | Romania | ||
| Development region | Vest | ||
| Historic region | Banat | ||
| Capital | Timişoara | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8,697 km2 (3,358 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 1st | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 677,926 | ||
| • Rank | 9th | ||
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
| Telephone code | (+40) 256 or (+40) 356[1] | ||
| ISO 3166 code | RO-TM | ||
| Website | County Council Prefecture |
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Timiș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtimiʃ], Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš (Тамиш), Ukrainian: Ті́міш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš) is a county (județ) of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area.
The name of the county comes from the river Timiș, known in Roman antiquity as river Tibisis or Tibiscus.
The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mureș-Tisza euroregion.
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[edit] Demographics
In 2000, it had a population of 684,506 and the population density was 79/km².
In 2006, it had a population of 685,901 and the population density was 79.8/km².
- Romanians - 83.4%[2]
- Hungarians - 7.5%
- Roma - 2.4%
- Germans - 2.1%
- Serbs - 2%
- Ukrainians - 1.1%
- Bulgarians - 0.8%
- other - 0.7%
| Year | County population[3] |
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| 1948 | 588,936 |
| 1956 | 568,881 |
| 1966 | 607,596 |
| 1977 | 696,884 |
| 1992 | 700,033 |
| 2002 | 677,926 |
| 2006 | 685,901 |
[edit] Geography
This county has a total area of 8,697 km² (3,6% of Romania). It is the largest county in Romania.
In the eastern extremity are the Poiana Ruscăi Mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. Elevations decrease to the west, passing through the Lipova Hills to the Western Romanian Plain, the eastern part of the Pannonian Plain.
The county is crossed by many rivers, the most important being the Bega River and the Timiş River.
[edit] Neighbours
- Hunedoara County to the east.
- Hungary to the northwest - Csongrád County.
- Arad County to the north.
- Caraş-Severin County to the south.
- Serbia to the southwest - Vojvodina Autonomous Province - North Banat District and Central Banat District.
[edit] Economy
Timiş County has one of the most dynamic economies in Romania, being a region with among the highest ratings of foreign investment due to its tradition and its position.
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Mechanical manufacturing
- Food
- Chemicals
- Textiles
- Electronic components
- Wood
[edit] Tourism
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
There are also a lot of places for hunting and fishing.
[edit] People
- Ana Blandiana
- Béla Lugosi
- Lavinia Miloşovici
- Traian Vuia
- Johnny Weissmuller
- Tiberiu Brediceanu
- Iosif Constantin Drăgan
- Béla Bartók
- Dositej Obradović
- Nikolaus Lenau
- Ted Junker
- Herta Müller
[edit] Administrative divisions
Timiş County has 2 municipalities, 8 towns and 89 communes
- Municipalities
- Towns
- Sânnicolau Mare - population: 13,298 (as of 2004)
- Jimbolia - population: 11,605 (as of 2004)
- Recaş - population: 8,188 (as of 2004)
- Buziaş - population: 7,738 (as of 2004)
- Făget - population: 7,356 (as of 2004)
- Deta - population: 6,582 (as of 2004)
- Gătaia - population: 6,101 (as of 2004)
- Ciacova - population: 4,939 (as of 2004)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
[edit] External links
Google earth file (kmz) with information about the Timis Bega catchment and the 2005 flood event Download the kmz file
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