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Argeș County

Județul Argeș
County
Vidraru Lake and Dam in northern Argeș County
Vidraru Lake and Dam in northern Argeș County
Coat of arms of Argeș County
Coat of arms
Location of Argeș County in Romania
Location of Argeș County in Romania
Country  Romania
Development region1 Sud
Historic region Muntenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ) Pitești
Government
 • Type County Board
Area
 • Total 6,862 km2 (2,649 sq mi)
Area rank 10th in Romania
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total 612,431
 • Rank 10th in Romania
 • Density 89.250/km2 (231.155/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
11wxyz3
Area code(s) +40 x484
ISO 3166 code RO-AG
Car Plates AG5
GDP US$ 6.2 billion (2008)
GDP/capita US$ 9,488 (2008)
Website County Board
County Prefecture
1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union.
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after his resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries' corps.
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Argeș is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Wallachia. The capital of Argeș County is Piteşti.

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,862 km².

The main river that croses the county is the Argeș River. In the south, the main rivers are the Vedea River and the Teleorman River.

Main sights

The main sights of Argeș County include:

  • The city of Piteşti
  • The city of Curtea de Argeş, where one of the most beautiful monasteries in Romania is located
  • The Câmpulung - Rucăr area
  • The Făgăraş Mountains - the Transfăgărăşan
  • The Leaota Mountains
  • The Poienari Castle
  • The Cotmeana monastery.

Divisions

Argeș County has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 95 communes.

Municipalities

Towns

  • Mioveni
  • Costeşti
  • Topoloveni
  • Ştefăneşti

Communes

  • Albeştii de Argeş
  • Albeştii de Muscel
  • Albota
  • Aninoasa
  • Arefu
  • Băbana
  • Băiculeşti
  • Bălileşti
  • Bârla
  • Bascov
  • Beleţi-Negreşti
  • Berevoeşti
  • Bogaţi
  • Boteni
  • Boţeşti
  • Bradu
  • Brăduleţ
  • Budeasa
  • Bughea de Jos
  • Buzoeşti
  • Căldăraru
  • Călineşti
  • Căteasca
  • Cepari
  • Cetăţeni
  • Cicăneşti
  • Ciofrângeni
  • Ciomăgeşti
  • Cocu
  • Corbeni
  • Corbi
  • Coşeşti
  • Cotmeana
  • Cuca
  • Dâmbovicioara
  • Dârmaneşti
  • Davideşti
  • Dobreşti
  • Domneşti
  • Drăganu
  • Dragoslavele
  • Godeni
  • Hârseşti
  • Hârtieşti
  • Izvoru
  • Leordeni
  • Lereşti
  • Lunca Corbului
  • Mălureni
  • Mărăcineni
  • Merişani
  • Miceşti
  • Mihaeşti
  • Mioarele
  • Miroşi
  • Morăreşti
  • Moşoaia
  • Mozăceni
  • Muşăteşti
  • Negraşi
  • Nucşoara
  • Oarja
  • Pietroşani
  • Poiana Lacului
  • Poienarii de Argeş
  • Poienarii de Muscel
  • Popeşti
  • Priboieni
  • Răteşti
  • Recea
  • Rociu
  • Rucăr
  • Sălătrucu
  • Schitu Goleşti
  • Slobozia
  • Stâlpeni
  • Ştefan cel Mare
  • Stoeneşti
  • Stolnici
  • Şuici
  • Suseni
  • Teiu
  • Tigveni
  • Ţiţeşti
  • Uda
  • Ungheni
  • Valea Danului
  • Valea Iaşului
  • Valea Mare-Pravăţ
  • Vedea
  • Vlădeşti


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