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Vâlcea
County
Coat of arms of Vâlcea
Coat of arms
Country Romania
Development region Sud-Vest
Historic region Wallachia
Capital Râmnicu Vâlcea
Area
 • Total 5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total 416,908
 • Density 72.317/km2 (187.300/sq mi)
Telephone code (+40) 250 or (+40) 350
ISO 3166 code RO-VL
Website County Council
Prefecture


Vâlcea (also spelt Vîlcea;) is a county (judeţ) of Romania. It can be found in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are split apart by the Olt River). The capital of Vâlcea County is Râmnicu Vâlcea.

Geography

Vâlcea County has an area of 5,765 km².

Divisions

Vâlcea County has 2 municipalities, 9 towns and 78 communes.

Municipalities

  • Râmnicu Vâlcea - capital city; population: 130,581
  • Drăgăşani

Towns

  • Băbeni
  • Bălceşti
  • Băile Govora
  • Băile Olăneşti
  • Berbeşti
  • Brezoi
  • Călimăneşti
  • Horezu
  • Ocnele Mari

Communes

  • Alunu
  • Amărăşti
  • Bărbăteşti
  • Berislăveşti
  • Boişoara
  • Budeşti
  • Bujoreni
  • Buneşti
  • Câineni
  • Cernişoara
  • Copăceni
  • Costeşti
  • Creţeni
  • Dăeşti
  • Dănicei
  • Diculeşti
  • Drăgoeşti
  • Fârtăţeşti
  • Făureşti
  • Frânceşti
  • Galicea
  • Ghioroiu
  • Glăvile
  • Goleşti
  • Grădiştea
  • Guşoeni
  • Ioneşti
  • Lăcusteni
  • Lădeşti
  • Laloşu
  • Lăpuşata
  • Livezi
  • Lungeşti
  • Măciuca
  • Mădulari
  • Malaia
  • Măldăreşti
  • Mateeşti
  • Mihăeşti
  • Milcoiu
  • Mitrofani
  • Muereasca
  • Nicolae Bălcescu
  • Olanu
  • Orleşti
  • Oteşani
  • Păuşeşti
  • Păuşeşti-Măglaşi
  • Perişani
  • Pesceana
  • Pietrari
  • Popeşti
  • Prundeni
  • Racoviţa
  • Roeşti
  • Roşiile
  • Runcu
  • Sălătrucel
  • Scundu
  • Sineşti
  • Şirineasa
  • Slătioara
  • Stăneşti
  • Ştefăneşti
  • Stoeneşti
  • Stoileşti
  • Stroeşti
  • Şuşani
  • Suteşti
  • Tetoiu
  • Titeşti
  • Tomşani
  • Vaideeni
  • Valea Mare
  • Vlădeşti
  • Voiceşti
  • Voineasa
  • Zătreni


Images for kids

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    Râmnicu Vâlcea

  • 1938 map of interwar county Valcea

    Map of Vâlcea County as constituted in 1938.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Distrito Vâlcea para niños

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