Sud-Vest (development region)

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Sud-Vest Oltenia
South-West Oltenia
Region
Coordinates: 44°20′N 23°49′E / 44.333°N 23.817°E / 44.333; 23.817
Country Romania
Statistical regionMacroregiunea Patru
Area
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 • Total
29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
1,855,697
 • Rank7th
 • Density64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Romanians97.2%
 • Romani2.6%
GDP
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 • Total€25.048 billion (2023)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS codeRO41
HDI (2022)0.806[4]
very high · 5th
Websitewww.adroltenia.ro

Sud-Vest Oltenia or South-West Oltenia is a subdivision of Romania. It is one of the eight development regions and NUTS-2 statistical regions as defined under the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Along with the Vest region, it forms part of the NUTS-1 region of Macroregiunea Patru (Macroregion four). It encompasses an area of 29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi) in the south-west portion of the country, and incorporates five counties–Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, and Vâlcea. As per 2024 estimate, the region had a population of 1.86 million, making it the second lowest populated amongst the regions of Romania.

Classification

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The country of Romania is organized into eight development regions.[5] These development regions do not have any administrative powers, and its main function is to coordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the European Union.[6] The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into four broader level statistical regions.[7][8] These are classified as a NUTS-1 statistical regions of Romania, and incorporate one or more development regions within it.[9][10] The regions form the NUTS-2 territorial units under them.[5]

Geography

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Sud-Vest Oltenia incorporates the south-western parts of the country encompassing an area of 29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi).[1] The region is located in South Eastern Europe, and is completely land locked.[11] It shares international land borders with Serbia in the west, and Bulagaria in the south. It is bordered by South Romania on the east, and Western and Central Romania in the north.[12] The Danube River forms a rough natural boundary between the region and the neighboring country of Bulgaria.[13] South-West Romania consists of a mix of mountainous regions and plains. The Southern Carpathians and Banat Mountains dominate the north and north west portion of the region. The central and southern region consists of the Danube floodplains. The region is about 30% forested, with the forest cover reducing by over five percent in the previous century.[14]

Sub-regions

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South Western Romania incorporates five counties–Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, and Vâlcea.[9]

Sub-divisions
County[9] Coat of Arms NUTS code[9] ISO Code Seat Area[1] Population (2021)[15] Map
Dolj Coat of arms of Dolj County RO411 DJ Craiova 7,414 km2 (2,863 sq mi) 599,442 Map of Romania highlighting Dolj County
Gorj Coat of arms of Gorj County RO412 GJ Târgu Jiu 5,601.7 km2 (2,162.8 sq mi) 314,685 Map of Romania highlighting Gorj County
Mehedinți Coat of arms of Mehedinți County RO413 MH Drobeta-Turnu Severin 4,932.9 km2 (1,904.6 sq mi) 234,339 Map of Romania highlighting Mehedinti County
Olt Coat of arms of Olt County RO414 OT Slatina 5,498.3 km2 (2,122.9 sq mi) 383,280 Map of Romania highlighting Olt County
Vâlcea Coat of arms of Vâlcea County RO415 VL Râmnicu Vâlcea 5,764.8 km2 (2,225.8 sq mi) 341,861 Map of Romania highlighting Vâlcea County
Sud-Vest RO41 SV Craiova 29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi) 1,873,607

Demographics

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South-West Romania had a population of over 1.85 million in 2024, and is the second least populated of the eight development regions of the country after West Romania.[2] Though the region has a high Human Development Index, it is amongst the poorly developed regions in the European Union.[4][16] Majority of the population (about 10.2 million) lived in rural areas.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Area by NUTS 3 regions - km2". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Population on 1 January by NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Eurostat. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". Global datalab. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Briefing on Romania" (PDF). European Parliament. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ^ "State of regionalisation in Romania". Assembly of European Regions. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Regions in the European Union: Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  8. ^ "NUTS classification". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "NUTS regions". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Romania". CIA World factbook. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ^ "NUTS Maps: Romania". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ "The Romanian-Bulgarian border on the Danube". Cross border talks. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ Monica Dumitrașcu; Ines Grigorescu; Roxana Cuculici (June 2014). "Assessing long-term changes in forest cover in the South West Development Region". Forum geografic. 13 (1): 77–86. doi:10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2014.159.i.
  15. ^ "Population at 1 December 2021". INSSE (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Six of Romania's eight regions, among the poorest in EU". Romania Insider. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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