Timiș County
Timiș County
Județul Timiș | |
|---|---|
County | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Timiș county, territorial location | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Development region | Vest |
| Historical region | Banat |
| County seat | Timișoara |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Council |
| • President of the County Council | Titu Bojin (PSD) |
| • Prefect | Eugen Dogariu [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,697 km2 (3,358 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Population (2011 census[2]) | |
| • Total | 683,540 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | (+40) 256 or (+40) 356 |
| Car Plates | TM |
| Website | County Council County Prefecture |
Timiș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtimiʃ]) is a county (județ) of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. The county is also part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
Name
The name of the county comes from the river Timiș, known in Roman antiquity as river [Tibisis] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) or [Tibiscus] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help).
In Hungarian, it is known as Temes megye, German as Kreis Temesch, in Serbian as Тамиш / Tamiš, in Ukrainian as Ті́міш, and in Banat Bulgarian as [Timiš] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help).
Demographics
In 2000, it had a population of 684,506 and the population density was 79/km².
In 2011, it had a population of 683,540 and the population density was 78/km².
- Romanians - 85.52%[3]
- Hungarians - 5.43%
- Roma - 2.23%
- Germans - 1.3%
- Serbs - 2%
- Ukrainians - 0.91%
- Bulgarians - 0.8%
- other - 0.7%
| Year | County population[4] |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 588,936 |
| 1956 |  568,881
|
| 1966 |  607,596
|
| 1977 | 696,884
|
| 1992 | 700,292
|
| 2002 | 677,926
|
| 2011 | 683,540
|
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 Ruscă Mountains from the Western Romanian 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 Timiș River.
Neighbours
- Hunedoara County to the east.
- Hungary to the northwest - Csongrád County.
- Arad County to the north.
- Caraș-Severin County to the south.
- Serbia to the southwest - Vojvodina Autonomous Province - North Banat District and Central Banat District.
Economy
Timiș 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
Tourism
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
There are also a lot of places for hunting and fishing.
Politics
The Timiș County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 37 counselors, with the following party composition:[5]
People
- Ana Blandiana
- Yohan Kende, Israeli Olympic swimmer
- Béla Lugosi
- Lavinia Miloșovici
- Traian Vuia
- Johnny Weissmuller
- Tiberiu Brediceanu
- Iosif Constantin Drăgan
- Béla Bartók
- Dositej Obradović
- Nikolaus Lenau
- Ted Junker
- Herta Müller
- Francesco Illy
Administrative divisions
Timiș County has 2 municipalities, 8 towns and 89 communes
- Municipalities
- Towns
- Sânnicolau Mare - population: 11,540 (as of 2011)
- Jimbolia - population: 10.808 (as of 2011)
- Recaș - population: 7,782 (as of 2011)
- Făget - population: 6,571 (as of 2011)
- Buziaș - population: 6,504 (as of 2011)
- Deta - population: 5,963 (as of 2011)
- Gătaia - population: 5,449 (as of 2011)
- Ciacova - population: 5,348 (as of 2011)
- 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
See also
References
- ^ http://www.prefecturatimis.ro/prezentare.php?nivel=3
- ^ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002"
- ^ "Mandate de CJ pe judete si competitori" (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral Central. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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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