Caraș-Severin County
county in Romania
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Caraş-Severin (IPA: ['ka.raʃ se.ve.'rin]; Serbian: Караш Северин, Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény, Bulgarian: Караш-Северин, Karash-Severin) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in historical region Banat. The capital of Caraş-Severin County is Reşiţa.
Caraş-Severin | |
|---|---|
County (Judeţ) | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′39″N 22°02′04″E / 45.1274°N 22.0345°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| Development region1 | Vest |
| Historic region | mostly Banat, few villages in Transylvania |
| Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ) | Reşiţa |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Board |
| • President of the County Board | Iosif Secăşan |
| • Prefect2 | Ioan Anton Paulescu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,514 km2 (3,287 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 333,219 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 32wxyz3 |
| Area code | +40 x554 |
| Car Plates | CS5 |
| GDP | US$ 2.73 billion (2008) |
| GDP/capita | US$ 8,205 (2008) |
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
Demographics
changeIn 2002, about 332,000 people lived in Caraş-Severin County.
| Year | County population[1] |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 302,254 |
| 1956 | 327,787 |
| 1966 | 358,726 |
| 1977 | 385,577 |
| 1992 | 376,347 |
| 2002 | 333,219 |
Geography
changeCaraş-Severin County has an area of 8,514 km². It is the third biggest county in Romania, after Timiş and Suceava counties. The Danube enters Romania in Caraş-Severin County.
Divisions
changeCaraş-Severin County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns, and 69 communes.
Municipalities
changeTowns
changeCommunes
changeVillages
changeReferences
change- ↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002" Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
