| Dâmbovița County | |
| Native Name: | Județul Dâmbovița |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Development region1 |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sud |
| Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Muntenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
| Subdivision Name3: | Târgoviște |
| Government Type: | County Council |
| Leader Title: | President of the County Council |
| Leader Party: | PSD |
| Leader Title1: | Prefect2 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4054 |
| Area Rank: | 37th in Romania |
| Coordinates: | 44.89°N 25.47°W |
| Population Rank: | 15th in Romania |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 13wxyz3 |
| Area Code: | +40 x454 |
| Blank Name: | Car Plates |
| Blank Info: | DB5 |
| Blank1 Name: | GDP |
| Blank1 Info: | US$3.153 billion (2015) |
| Blank2 Name: | GDP per capita |
| Blank2 Info: | US$6,078 (2015) |
| Footnotes: | 1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county |
| Website: | County Board County Prefecture |
Dâmbovița County (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈdɨmbovitsa/; also spelt Dîmbovița) is a county (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: [[județ]]) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county. It is a traditional administrative unit, first attested in 1512.
In 2021, it had a population of 479,404 and the population density was 120/km2. It is one of the most densely populated counties in Romania.
| Year | County population[2] [3] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 409,272 | |
| 1956 | 438,985 | |
| 1966 | 453,241 | |
| 1977 | 527,620 | |
| 1992 | 559,874 | |
| 2002 | 541,763 | |
| 2011 | 518,745 | |
| 2021 | 479,404 |
The county is named after the Dâmbovița River, which is a name of Slavic origin, derived from Дъб, dâmb, meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of the Wallachian Plain.[4]
Dâmbovița county has a total area of 4,054 km2 (1.7% of the country's surface). It is situated in the south-central part of the country, on the Ialomița and Dâmbovița river basins.
The highest altitude is Omu Peak (2505 m) in the Bucegi Mountains, while the lowest is between 120–125 m, in the Titu Plain. The administrative units of the county are: 2 municipalities, 5 cities, 82 communes, all encompassing an additional 361 villages.
One of the biggest steel factories in Romania is located In Târgoviște. Also, oil is extracted and refined in the county.
The predominant industries in the county are:
The main tourist destinations are:
The Dâmbovița County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition:[5]
| Party | Seats | Current County Council | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| PRO Romania (PRO) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dâmbovița County 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 82 communes
| Official Name: | Județul Dâmbovița |
| Settlement Type: | County (Județ) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Title2: | Ceased to exist |
| Area Total Km2: | 3440 |
| Population As Of: | 1930 |
| Population Total: | 310310 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Historically, the county was located in the central-southern part of Greater Romania, in the northern part of the historical region of Muntenia. The county included a large part of the present county. It was bordered to the west by the counties of Muscel and Argeș, to the north by Brașov County, to the east by Prahova County, and to the south by the counties of Ilfov and Vlașca.
The county was originally divided administratively into six districts (plăși):[6]
Subsequently, the territory of the county was reorganized into eight districts by the abolition of Plasa Finta and the establishment of three new districts in its place:
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 309,676 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 96.9% Romanians, 2.1% Romanies, 0.2% Jews, 0.2% Hungarians, 0.1% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 98.9% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Adventist, 0.1% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.
In 1930, the county's urban population was 33,398 inhabitants, comprising 63.2% Romanians, 2.0% Jews, 1.3% Romanies, 1.2% Hungarians, 0.5% Greeks, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 94.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Jewish, 1.5% Roman Catholic, 0.6% Greek Catholic, 0.3% Calvinist, 0.3% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.