Timiș County
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Not to be confused with Temes County.
Timiș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtimiʃ]) is a county (județ) of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. The county is also part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
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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 [ro] (PNL)[1] |
• Prefect | Mihai Ritivoiu (PSD)[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,696.7 km2 (3,357.8 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Population (2021-12-01)[3] | |
• Total | 650,533 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | timișean (male), timișeană (female)[4] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
SIRUTA code | 350 |
Registration plate | TM |
Website | cjtimis |
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