Craiova

Craiova (/kra'jo.va/), the fifth largest Romanian city,^[2] is the capital of Dolj County. It is on the east side of the Jiu River. This is in the central part of Oltenia.

Craiova
Coat of arms
Location of Craiova
Coordinates: 44°20′N 23°49′E
Country	Romania
County	Dolj County
Status	County capital
Government
• Mayor	Antonie Solomon (Democratic Party)
Area
• City	81.4 km2 (31.4 sq mi)
Population  (2006), 302.622(as in January 2007)[1]
• City	302.622
• Density	3,717/km2 (9,630/sq mi)
• Metro	400,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	http://www.primariacraiova.ro/

Sister cities

• Kuopio, Finland
• Nanterre, France
• Shiyan, People's Republic of China
• Skopje, North Macedonia
• Vratza, Bulgaria
• Lyon, France
• Uppsala, Sweden