Mehedinţi
| Mehedinţi County | |||
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| 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 |
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| Area: | 4,933 km² | ||
| Codes: • Car numbers • ISO 3166-2:RO |
MHRO-MH |
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| Telephone code: | (+40) x52 (1) | ||
| Web: |
County Council Prefecture |
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| 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.
In 2002, it had a population of 306,732 and the population density was 62/km².
| Year | County population |
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| 1948 | 304,788 |
| 1956 | 304,091 |
| 1966 | 310,021 |
| 1977 | 322,371 |
| 1992 | 332,673 |
| 2002 | 306,732 |
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.
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:
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.
The main touristical destinations are:
The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 61 communes.
| Bâcleş Bala Bălăciţa Balta Bâlvăneşti Braniştea Brezniţa-Motru Brezniţa-Ocol Broşteni Burila Mare Butoieşti Căzăneşti Cireşu Corcova |
Corlăţel Cujmir Dârvari Devesel Dubova Dumbrava Eşelniţa Floreşti Gârla Mare Godeanu Gogoşu Greci Grozeşti Gruia |
Hinova Husnicioara Ilovăţ Iloviţa Isverna Izvoru Bârzii Jiana Livezile Malovăţ Obârşia de Câmp Obârşia-Cloşani Oprişor Pădina Mare Pătulele |
Podeni Ponoarele Poroina Mare Pristol Prunişor Punghina Rogova Salcia Şimian Şişeşti Şovarna Stângăceaua Sviniţa Tâmna |
Vânători Vânjuleţ Vlădaia Voloiac |
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