Timiș County
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county of Romania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timiș is a county (județ) of Romania. It is in the historical region of Banat. The capital city is Timișoara.
Timiș County
Județul Timiș | |
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Etymology: Timiș River | |
Coordinates: 45°41′34.08″N 21°24′19.8″E | |
Country | Romania |
Historical region | Banat |
Development region | West |
Established | 1968 |
County seat | Timișoara |
Government | |
• Body | Timiș County Council |
• President | Alin Nica (PNL)[1] |
• Prefect | Mihai Ritivoiu (PSD)[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,696.7 km2 (3,357.8 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Population () | |
• Rank | 3rd |
Demonym(s) | timișean (male), timișeană (female)[3] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
SIRUTA code | 350 |
Registration plate | TM |
Website | cjtimis |
The county is named after the Timiș River.
Timiș has an area of 8,696.7 km2 (3,357.8 sq mi). It is the largest county in Romania by area. It is on the border with Hungary and Serbia.
Timiș County has 2 municipalities, 8 towns and 89 communes:
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