Gorj County

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Gorj County (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a county (Script error: No such module "Lang".) of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. Gorj comes from the Slavic Gornji Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolnji (“lower Jiu”).[1]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the county had a population of 334,238 and its population density was Template:Cvt.

At the 2021 census, Gorj County had a population of 314,685.

Year County population[3]
1948 280,524 Steady
1956 293,031 Increase
1966 298,382 Increase
1977 348,521 Increase
1992 400,100 Increase
2002 387,308 Decrease
2011 334,238 Decrease
2021 314,685 Decrease

Geography

Gorj County has a total area of Template:Cvt.

The North side of the county consists of various mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. In the West there are the Vâlcan Mountains, and in the East there are the Parâng Mountains and the Negoveanu Mountains. The two groups are split by the Jiu River.

To the South, the heights decrease through the hills to a high plain at the Western end of the Wallachian Plain.

The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River; its tributaries include the Tismana, Gilort, and Motru rivers.

Neighbours

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Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Mining equipment industry.
  • Food and beverages industry.
  • Textile industry.
  • Mechanical components industry.
  • Glass industry.
  • Wood industry.

In the North of the county, coal is extracted near Motru and Rovinari. There are two big thermo electrical power plants at Rovinari and Turceni, and some hydro-electrical power plants. The county is the biggest electricity producer in Romania, with 36% of the country's electricity.

Due to the decrease in mining activity, the county has one of the highest unemployment levels in the country.

Tourism

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Wooden church in Slăvuța, Gorj County

The main tourist destinations are:

Politics

The Gorj County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition:[4]

    Party Seats Current County Council
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Template:Party color cell   National Liberal Party (PNL) 11 Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell            
Template:Party color cell   People's Movement Party (PMP) 3 Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell                            
Template:Party color cell   PRO Romania (PRO) 2 Template:Party color cell   Template:Party color cell                              

Administrative divisions

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Tudor Vladimirescu monument in Târgu Jiu
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Gilort river in Târgu Cărbunești

Gorj County has 2 municipalities, 7 towns and 61 communes

  • Municipalities
    • Motru- population: 15,950 (as of 2021)
    • Târgu Jiu – capital city; population: 73,545 (as of 2021)

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Historical county

Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Main other Historically, the county was located in the southwestern part of Greater Romania, in the northern part of the historical region of Oltenia. Its capital was Târgu Jiu. The interwar county territory comprised a large part of the current Gorj County.

It was bordered to the west by Mehedinți County, to the north by the counties of Hunedoara and Sibiu, to the east by Vâlcea County, and to the south by Dolj County.

Administration

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Map of Gorj County as constituted in 1938.

The county was originally divided into four administrative districts (plăși):[5]

  1. Plasa Gilort, headquartered at Gilort
  2. Plasa Jiu, headquartered at Jiu
  3. Plasa Novaci, headquartered at Novaci
  4. Plasa Vulcana, headquartered at Vulcana

Subsequently, two more districts were established:

  1. Plasa Amaradia, headquartered at Amaradia
  2. Plasa Ocolu, headquartered at Ocolul

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 206,339 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.9% Romanians, 1.7% Romanies, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.6% Eastern Orthodox, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 13,030 inhabitants, comprising 90.0% Romanians, 4.6% Romanies, 1.1% Germans, 0.9% Hungarians, 0.8% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 95.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Roman Catholic, 0.8% Jewish, as well as other minorities.

Industry

In the county capital of Târgu Jiu, there was a factory producing roof tiles as of 1931.[6]

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie" Template:Webarchive
  3. ↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002" Template:Webarchive
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  5. ↑ Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Gorj
  6. ↑ H. T. Montague Bell, Near East, Limited, 1931, The Near East Year Book and Who's who: A Survey of the Affairs, Political, Economic and Social, of Yugoslavia, Roumania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, p. 559
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