| Native name | Județul Giurgiu |
|---|---|
| Development region1 | Sud |
| Historic region | Muntenia |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Giurgiu |
| Leader party | PNL |
| President of the County Council | Dumitru Beianu |
| Prefect2 | Florentina Stănculescu |
| Created | 1981 |
| Area total | 3526 km² |
| Area rank | 40th in Romania |
| Coordinates | 44.16°N 25.9°E |
| Population rank | 38th in Romania |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| Time zone (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 08wxyz3 |
| Area code | +40 x464 |
| Car Plates | GR5 |
| GDP | US$1.657 billion (2015) |
| GDP/capita | US$6,242 (2015) |
| Website | County Council County Prefecture |
Giurgiu (ˈdʒjurdʒju) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.
Demographics
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 |
Geography
This county has a total area of 3,526 km2 (1,361 sq mi). It is the second-smallest county in Romania, right after the neighboring Ilfov County.
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.
Neighbours
- Călărași County in the East.
- Teleorman County in the West.
- Ilfov County and Dâmbovița County in the North.
- Bulgaria in the South – Ruse Province and Silistra Province.
Politics
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Giurgiu County has 1 municipality, 2 towns, and 51 communes:
- Municipalities
- Giurgiu – capital city; population: 54,655 (as of 2011)
- Towns
- Communes
- Adunații-Copăceni
- Băneasa
- Bolintin-Deal
- Bucșani
- Bulbucata
- Buturugeni
- Călugăreni
- Clejani
- Colibași
- Comana
- Cosoba
- Crevedia Mare
- Daia
- Florești-Stoenești
- Frătești
- Găiseni
- Găujani
- Ghimpați
- Gogoșari
- Gostinari
- Gostinu
- Grădinari
- Greaca
- Herăşti
- Hotarele
- Iepurești
- Isvoarele
- Izvoarele
- Joița
- Letca Nouă
- Malu
- Mârșa
- Mihai Bravu
- Ogrezeni
- Oinacu
- Prundu
- Putineiu
- Răsuceni
- Roata de Jos
- Săbăreni
- Schitu
- Singureni
- Slobozia
- Stănești
- Stoenești
- Toporu
- Ulmi
- Valea Dragului
- Vânătorii Mici
- Vărăști
- Vedea
References
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie" Archived 16 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002" Archived 22 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.