Argeş County

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Argeş (Template:IPA2) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Piteşti.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
- 2.1 Neighbours
3 Economy
4 Tourism
5 Administrative divisions
6 References

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Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 652,625 and the population density was 95/km².

Romanians - 96%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"</ref>
Romanies, and other.

Year	County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref>
1948	448,964
1956	483,741
1966	529,833
1977	631,918
1992	681,206
2002	652,625

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Geography

thumb|Landscape in central and southern Argeş County This county has a total area of 6,862 km².

The relief can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from the Southern Carpathians group - the Făgăraş Mountains with Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m), Negoiu Peak (2,535 m) and Vanatoarea lui Buteanu peak (2,508 m) towering the region, and in the North-East part the Leaotă Mountains. Between them there is a pass towards Braşov the Rucăr-Bran pass. The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m, crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of the Romanian Plain.

The main river that croses the county is the Argeş River in which almost all the other rivers coming from the mountains flow. In the south the main rivers are the Vedea River and the Teleorman River.

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Neighbours

Dâmboviţa County in the east.
Vâlcea County and Olt County in the west.
Sibiu County and Braşov County in the north.
Teleorman County in the south.

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Economy

The county is one of the most industrialized counties in Romania. There is one oil refinery and two automobile plants at Mioveni - the Dacia Renault car plant, and at Câmpulung the ARO plant.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Automotive
Chemical
Electrical equipment
Home appliances
Food
Textiles
Construction materials

Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south. Also there are a few coal mines and close to Mioveni there is a nuclear research and production facility making nuclear fuels for the Cernavodă Nuclear Electric Power Plant. On the Argeş River there are a great number of hydroelectric power plants, the most impressive being the Vidraru power plant and dam.

The hillsides are well suited for wines and fruit orchards, and the south is suited for cereal crops.

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