Vest (development region)

Vest (English: West) is a development region in Romania created in 1998. As with the other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers. Its primary functions are coordinating regional development projects and managing funds from the European Union.

Vest
Region
Coordinates: 45°45′35″N 21°13′48″E
Country	Romania
Development Agency HQ	Timișoara
Largest city	Timișoara
Area
• Total	32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Population  (2021 census)[1]
• Total	1,668,921
• Rank	8th
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Romanians	86.3%
• Hungarians	6.7%
• Roma	2.5%
• Germans	1.4%
GDP [2]
• Total	€28.423 billion (2023)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS code	RO42
HDI (2022)	0.831[3] very high · 3rd
Website	regiuneavest.ro

Counties

The Vest region is made up of the following counties:

• Arad
• Caraș-Severin
• Hunedoara
• Timiș

See also

• Development regions of Romania
• Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics