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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. __________________________________________________________________ Olt County
Olt is a county (judet) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are separated by the Olt river), with the capital city at Slatina.
Demographics Romanians - 98.06% The county is a mainly rural one, over 60%
of the population living in villages. Geography The county lies in a flat area, the Western part of the Romanian Plain crossed by rivers from North to South, the main one - the Olt River giving the county's name. The Danube forms a wide valley in the South, with lots of ponds and small channels, flooded from time to time. Neighbours
Economy The predominant industries in the county are:
Agriculture is the main occupation in the
county - over 58% of the population having agriculture as their
main occupation. Both extensive agriculture, and small scale, vegetables
and fruits, are practiced. The area is well suited for irrigations.
Administrative
divisions Municipalities
Towns
Communes
Villages
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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:
