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In 1913, as a result of the Second Balkan War, Romania acquired Southern Dobruja from Bulgaria, integrating this historical region within Romania's borders until 1940. In 1923 Romania adopted a new Constitution, and in 1927 it uniformized the traditional administrative systems of Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia with that of the Romanian ...
The administrative reorganisation was followed by a new territorial division of Romania.Preparations began in January 1949, with the opportunity of discussing the law about the so-called Sfaturi Populare (People's Councils), when the leaders of the Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) decided to call on the help of the Soviet counselors for the division of the territory of the Romanian People's ...
A total of 41 counties (Romanian: județe), along with the municipality of Bucharest, constitute the official administrative divisions of Romania.They represent the country's NUTS-3 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics – Level 3) statistical subdivisions within the European Union and each of them serves as the local level of government within its borders.
The new unitary state extended over further regions at various times during the late 19th and 20th centuries, including Dobruja in 1878, and Transylvania in 1918. [3] These regions are part of Romania today: Wallachia (united with Moldavia in 1859 to create modern Romania): Muntenia (Greater Wallachia);
NUTS 1 regions of Romania NUTS 2 regions of Romania NUTS 3 regions of Romania RO1 Macroregion one (Macroregiunea Unu) RO11 Nord-Vest RO111 Bihor County RO112 Bistrița-Năsăud County RO113 Cluj County RO114 Maramureș County RO115 Satu Mare County RO116 Sălaj County RO12 Centru RO121 Alba County RO122 Brașov County RO123 Covasna County RO124 ...
The regions of Romania (August 14, 1938 – September 16, 1940) The regions of Romania (September 16–22, 1940) As a part of King Carol II's administrative reform of August 14, 1938, 10 regions (ținuturi) were created, which each included several of the existing 71 counties. The counties were preserved as administrative units, but most of ...
comună) of Romania, grouped by macroregions (macroregiune; sing. macroregiunea), development regions (regiunile de dezvoltare; sing. regiunea de dezvoltare) and counties (județe; sing. județ). Local administrative units of Romania
With an area of 238,397 km 2 (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe.It is a country located at the crossroads of Eastern and Southeast Europe. It is bordered on the Black Sea, the country is halfway between the equator and the North Pole and equidistant from the westernmost part of Europe—the Atlantic Coast—and the most easterly—the Ural Mountains.