Giurgiu () 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 .
Romanians – 96%National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie" Romani – 3.9% Unknown – 0.1%
Year County populationNational Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002" 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 . 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:
Party Seats Current County Council National Liberal Party (PNL) 18 Social Democratic Party (PSD) 12
Economy
While the city of Giurgiu concentrates industrial activities, logistics, and services, Giurgiu County remains predominantly agrarian, with agricultural land dedicated largely to cereal and oilseed cultivation. The county is below national averages for gross domestic product per capita and regional employment levels according to indicators Consiliul Județean Giurgiu, Monografia Economico-Socială a Județului Giurgiu, Giurgiu, 2022 . Proximity to the Bucharest Metropolitan Area has led to the establishment of manufacturing and logistics facilities along the principal transport corridors connecting the county to the capital Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională (ADR) Sud-Muntenia, Planul de Dezvoltare Regională Sud-Muntenia, Călărași, 2022.
Administrative divisions
Giurgiu County has 1 municipality, 2 towns, and 51 communes: Municipalities Giurgiu – capital city; population: 54,655 (as of 2011) Towns Bolintin-Vale Mihăilești
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
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