Administrative unit, headed by a County Council and by a Prefect. The County Council is elected and its function is to coordinate the activities of communal and town Councils for securing the public services of county interest. The Government appoints a Prefect in every county as its local representative. In Romania there are 41 counties and the capital, Bucharest, with a status similar to that of a county. A county has an average area of 5,800 sq.km. and an average population of 500,000 inhabitants.
| COUNTY | AREA(sq km) | POPULATION | COUNTY SEAT | POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba | 6,242 | 401,687 | Alba Iulia | 72,405 |
| Arad | 7,754 | 478,108 | Arad | 185,272 |
| Arges | 6,862 | 675,727 | Pitesti | 187,558 |
| Bacau | 6,621 | 747,645 | Bacau | 210,042 |
| Bihor | 7,544 | 625,429 | Oradea | 223,190 |
| Bistrita-Nasaud | 5,355 | 326,383 | Bistrita | 87,169 |
| Botosani | 4,986 | 460,973 | Botosani | 128,888 |
| Brasov | 5,363 | 634,881 | Brasov | 315,843 |
| Braila | 4,766 | 388,816 | Braila | 234,201 |
| Buzau | 6,103 | 508,459 | Buzau | 149,025 |
| Caras-Severin | 8,520 | 360,627 | Resita | 94,320 |
| Calarasi | 5,088 | 332,494 | Calarasi | 77,819 |
| Cluj | 6,674 | 724,605 | Cluj-Napoca | 333,607 |
| Constanta | 7,071 | 746,988 | Constanta | 343,986 |
| Covasna | 3,710 | 231,172 | Sfantu Gheorghe | 67,108 |
| Dambovita | 4,054 | 554,161 | Targoviste | 99,137 |
| Dolj | 7,414 | 749,019 | Craiova | 314,437 |
| Galati | 4,466 | 642,337 | Galati | 332,154 |
| Giurgiu | 3,526 | 298,242 | Giurgiu | 73,260 |
| Gorj | 5,602 | 397,668 | Targu Jiu | 98,897 |
| Harghita | 6,639 | 343,467 | Miercurea Ciuc | 47,073 |
| Hunedoara | 7,063 | 536,165 | Deva | 77,259 |
| Ialomita | 4,453 | 304,803 | Slobozia | 56,913 |
| Iasi | 5,476 | 826,307 | Iasi | 349,544 |
| Ilfov | 1,593 | 277,357 | Buftea | 19,807 |
| Maramures | 6,304 | 533,162 | Baia-Mare | 149,735 |
| Mehedinti | 4,933 | 325,857 | Turnu Severin | 118,734 |
| Mures | 6,714 | 602,426 | Targu Mures | 165,835 |
| Neamt | 5,896 | 583,687 | Piatra Neamt | 125,050 |
| Olt | 5,498 | 513,266 | Slatina | 87,608 |
| Prahova | 4,716 | 862,457 | Ploiesti | 253,068 |
| Satu Mare | 4,418 | 392,265 | Satu Mare | 130,573 |
| Salaj | 3,864 | 258,717 | Zalau | 71,580 |
| Sibiu | 5,432 | 445,281 | Sibiu | 170,038 |
| Suceava | 8,553 | 712,854 | Suceava | 118,670 |
| Teleorman | 5,790 | 465,053 | Alexandria | 59,308 |
| Timis | 8,697 | 684,506 | Timisoara | 326,958 |
| Tulcea | 8,499 | 265,349 | Tulcea | 96,813 |
| Vaslui | 5,318 | 462,385 | Vaslui | 79,658 |
| Valcea | 5,765 | 432,980 | Ramnicu Valcea | 119,581 |
| Vrancea | 4,857 | 391,263 | Focsani | 99,527 |
| Bucharest | 228 | 2,021,065 | Bucharest | 2,021,065 |
| Last update: 1999, December 8 | |||||||||
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