| Giurgiu County | |
| Native Name: | Județul Giurgiu |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Development region1 |
| Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
| Government Type: | County Council |
| Leader Title: | President of the County Council |
| Leader Title1: | Prefect2 |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | 1981 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3526 |
| Coordinates: | 44.16°N 25.9°W |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code: | 08wxyz3 |
| Area Code: | +40 x464 |
| Blank Info: | GR5 |
| Blank1 Name: | GDP |
| Blank1 Info: | US$1.657 billion (2015) |
| Blank2 Info: | US$6,242 (2015) |
| Footnotes: | 1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed 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 from 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 Council County Prefecture |
Giurgiu (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈdʒjurdʒju/) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.
In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was .
| Year | County population[2] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 313,793 | |
| 1956 | 325,045 | |
| 1966 | 320,120 | |
| 1977 | 327,494 | |
| 1992 | 313,084 | |
| 2002 | 297,859 | |
| 2011 | 265,494 | |
| 2021 | 262,066 |
This county has a total area of .
The county is situated on a plain – the Southern part of the Wallachian Plain. The landscape is flat, crossed by small rivers. The southern part is the valley of the Danube which forms the border with Bulgaria. In the North, the Argeș River and Dâmbovița River flow.
The county has two big areas of development: one close to the city of Giurgiu – The Free Trade Zone Giurgiu, and one in the North of the county due to its proximity with Bucharest.
The predominant industries in the county are:
Agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Both extensive agriculture, and small scale (for Bucharest markets), is practiced. 59% of the cultivated surface is irrigated.
The county recently became famous for its lăutari, especially the group Taraful Haiducilor.
The main tourist destinations are:
Here the tourists can visit:
The Giurgiu County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:[3]
| Party | Seats | Current County Council | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Giurgiu County has 1 municipality, 2 towns, and 51 communes: