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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. __________________________________________________________________ Sibiu County
Sibiu is a county (judet) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.
Demographics At the 2002 census the county has the following population indices: Romanians - 90,6% (or 382,061) Orthodox - 88,9% City dwellers: 277,574 (or 65,8%) The south side of the county, closer to
the mountains was mainly inhabited by Romanians (Marginimea Sibiului),
and the north side of the country - the Transylvanian Plateau was
inhabited evenly by Germans and Romanians, but most Saxon villages
are now deserted. The Roma population, mainly from southern Romania
was placed close to the villages in the communist period and have
since increased their numbers. Geography In the South side there are the Carpathian Mountains (Southern Carpathians) - Fagaras Mountains with heights over 2500 m, Lotru and Cindrel which make up to 30% of the county's surface. The Olt River crosses the mountains over to the South of Romania in Sibiu County forming one of the most accessible link between Transylvania and Wallachia. In the North side there is the Transylvanian Plateau. The most important rivers crossing the county
are the Olt River in the South with Cibin its main affluent, and
the Târnava River in the North. Neighbours
Economy Sibiu County has one of the most dynamical economies in Romania, being one of the regions with the highest level of foreign investment. The predominant industries in the county are:
In Copsa Mica during the communist period there were two chemical industrial complexes which polluted the environment heavily with carbon black, heavy metals and other chemical substances. That's why the area is still considered one of the most polluted communities in Europe. Fortunately, after 1989 many of the industrial complexes were shut down and the area is slowly recovering.
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divisions Municipalities
Towns
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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:
