Dâmbovița County Explained

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.

Demographics

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.

YearCounty population[2] [3]
1948409,272
1956438,985
1966453,241
1977527,620
1992559,874
2002541,763
2011518,745
2021479,404

Name

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]

Geography

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.

Neighbouring counties

Economy

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:

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:

Trivia

Politics

The Dâmbovița County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition:[5]

   PartySeatsCurrent County Council
 Social Democratic Party (PSD)17                                  
 National Liberal Party (PNL)13                              
 PRO Romania (PRO)4                     

Administrative divisions

Dâmbovița County 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 82 communes

Historical county

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.

Administration

The county was originally divided administratively into six districts (plăși):[6]

  1. Plasa Finta, headquartered at Finta
  2. Plasa Găești, headquartered at Găești
  3. Plasa Pucioasa, headquartered at Pucioasa
  4. Plasa Târgoviște, headquartered at Târgoviște
  5. Plasa Titu, headquartered at Titu
  6. Plasa Voinești, headquartered at Voinești

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:

  1. Plasa Bilciurești, headquartered at Bilciurești
  2. Plasa Bogați, headquartered at Bogați
  3. Plasa Ghergani, headquartered at Ghergani

Population

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.

Urban population

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-rpl-2021/rezultate-definitive/[Rezultate definitive RPL 2021 - Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor]
  2. Web site: Population at 20 October 2011. 9 July 2013. 5 July 2013. INSSE. ro. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226001748/http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_3.xlsx. dead.
  3. National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002"
  4. [Constantin C. Giurescu]
  5. Web site: ro. Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020. Json. Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. 2020-11-02.
  6. http://romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro/judete/dambovita/ Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Dâmbovița