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Alongside the county structure, Romania is also divided into eight development regions, which correspond to NUTS-II divisions in the European Union, but which have no administrative capacity and are instead used for co-ordinating regional development projects and statistical purposes. The country is further subdivided into 2686 communes, which are rural localities, and 265 towns. Communes and towns have their own local councils and are headed by a mayor (primar). Larger and more urbanised towns gain the status of municipality, which gives them greater administrative power over local affairs. __________________________________________________________________ Mehedinti County
Mehedinti is a county (judet) of Romania, in the historical provinces of Oltenia(mostly) and Banat(a little part in the west). Its capital city is Turnu Severin.
Demographics Romanians - over 96%
Geography In the North-West there are the Mehedinti Mountains with heghts up to 1500 m, part of the Western end of the Southern Carpathians. The heights decrease towards the East, passing through the hills to a high plain - the Western end of the Romanian Plain. In the South the Danube flows, forming a wide valley, with channels and ponds. Other important river is the Motru River in the East side, an affluent of the Jiu River. Also, in the West side there is the Cerna River forming a passage between the Oltenia region and the Banat region. Neighbours
Economy The energetic sector is highly developed in the county, on the Danube being two big hydro electrical power plants. Also in Drobeta-Turnu Severin there is a heavy water complex. The predominant industries in the county are:
The South side is mainly agricultural, suited
for growing cereals on large surfaces. Also vegetables are cultivated
and there are important surfaces of wines and fruit orchards. The main turistical destinations are:
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Romania
is divided into forty-one counties (judete), as well as the municipality
of Bucharest (Bucuresti), which is its own administrative unit.
Each county is administered by a county council (consiliu judetean),
responsible for local affairs, as well as a prefect, who is appointed
by the central government but cannot be a member of any political
party. In alphabetical order, the counties are:
