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Mehedinţi County
Facts
Development region:	Sud-Vest
Historic region:	Lesser Wallachia and Banat
Capital city:	Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density:	306,732 62/km²
Area:	4,933 km²
Codes:  • Car numbers  • ISO 3166-2:RO	MH RO-MH
Telephone code:	(+40) x52 (1)
Web:	County Council Prefecture
1. x is 2 or 3 depending on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.

Mehedinţi is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical provinces of Oltenia (mostly) and Banat (a little part in the west). Its capital city is Turnu Severin.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 306,732 and the population density was 62/km².

• Romanians - over 96%
• Rromas - 3%
• Serbs - almost 1%

Geography

This county has a total area of 4,933 km².

In the North-West there are the Mehedinţi Mountains with heights up to 1500 m, part of the Western end of the Southern Carpathians.

The heights decrease towards the East, passing through the hills to a high plain - the Western end of the Romanian Plain.

In the South the Danube flows, forming a wide valley, with channels and ponds. Other important river is the Motru River in the East side, an affluent of the Jiu River. Also, in the West side there is the Cerna River forming a passage between the Oltenia region and the Banat region.

Neighbours

• Bulgaria in the South - Vidin Province.
• Serbia in the West and South-West - Bor District.
• Caraş-Severin County in the North-West.
• Gorj County in the North-East.
• Dolj County in the South-East.

Economy

The energetic sector is highly developed in the county, on the Danube being two big hydro electrical power plants. Also in Drobeta-Turnu Severin there is a heavy water complex.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Chemical industry.
• Food and beverages industry.
• Textile industry.
• Mechanical components industry.
• Railway and ship equipments industry.
• Wood and paper industry.

In the North, coal and copper are extracted.

The South is mainly agricultural, suited for growing cereals on large surfaces. Also vegetables are cultivated and there are important surfaces of wines and fruit orchards.

Tourism

The main touristical destinations are:

• The city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin - the ruins of Trajan's first bridge over the Danube
• The city of Orşova.
• The Mehedinţi Mountains.
• The Danube's Iron Gates.
• Lots of info about this area on Dubova.ro

Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 61 communes.

Municipalities

• Drobeta-Turnu Severin - capital city; population: 118,734
• Orşova

Towns

• Strehaia
• Vânju Mare
• Baia de Aramă

Communes

This guide is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia.

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