Galaţi County

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Galaţi (Template:IPA2) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galaţi.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Geography
- 3.1 Neighbours
4 Economy
5 Tourism
6 Administrative divisions
7 References
8 External links

History

Historically Galaţi is part of Moldavia. In 1858, it was represented by Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the ad hoc Divan at Iaşi, in the wake of the Crimean War. Prior to 1938 what is now eastern Galaţi was the separate county of Covurlui (Judeţul Covurlui). From 1938 to 1945 Galaţi was part of Ţinutul Dunării (Megacounty Dunării).

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Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 619,556 and the population density was 139/km².

Romanians - over 98%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"</ref>
Russians, Ukrainians and Rromas.

Year	County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref>
1948	341,797
1956	396,138
1966	474,279
1977	581,561
1992	641,011
2002	619,556

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Geography

This county has a total area of 4,466 km².

The county lies on a low plain, between the Prut River in the East, the Siret River in the West and South-West. They both flow into the Danube which forms the border with Tulcea County in the South-East.

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Neighbours

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Republic of Moldova in the East - Cahul raion.
Vrancea County in the West.
Vaslui County in the North.
Brăila County and Tulcea County in the South.

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Economy

Due to the relief, the majority of the population in the rural areas work in agriculture. Fishing is another profitable occupation along the Danube and the Siret River. Galaţi is Romania's second harbour after Constanţa, the navigable channel on the Danube allowing the passage of large ships. In Galaţi there exist the biggest metallurgical complex in Romania - the Mittal-Sidex Complex. Also the second biggest shipyard can be found also at Galaţi allowing ships up to 55,000 tdw to be built.

The predominant industries in the county are: