Titu
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| Titu | |
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| — Town — | |
 Titu
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| Coordinates: 44°39′44″N 25°34′25″E / 44.66222°N 25.57361°ECoordinates: 44°39′44″N 25°34′25″E / 44.66222°N 25.57361°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Dâmboviţa County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ilie Dinu (Democratic Liberal Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.51 km2 (16.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,228 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Titu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtitu]) is a town in Dâmboviţa County, southern Romania with a population of 10,226 as of 2002[update], best known for its yearly September 14 bâlci (fair).
Titu is divided into three main zones. These are:
- Titu-gară - the main part of the city, it contains the town hall, the main school, the train station and most important buildings.
- Titu-târg - a rural zone which includes the town's library and the second school. It was also the former center town.
- Sălcuţa - the smallest zone and a village in its own right, it is rural and features a church. It is also the place where the bâlci is held.
The town administers five villages: Fusea, Hagioaica, Mereni, Plopu and Sălcuţa.
On March 22, 2007, the Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment, or ARIS, signed with France's carmaker Renault, a memorandum on implementing an investment project to build a car research and design center worth about EUR450 million in the town of Titu. It has been reported that up to 3,000 new jobs will be created at the site.
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