Craiova
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| Craiova | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°20′N 23°49′E / 44.333°N 23.817°ECoordinates: 44°20′N 23°49′E / 44.333°N 23.817°E | |||
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Dolj County | ||
| Status | County capital | ||
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| • Mayor | Antonie Solomon (Democratic Party) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 81.4 km2 (31.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006), 302.622(as in January 2007)[1] | |||
| • City | 302.622 | ||
| • Density | 3,717/km2 (9,630/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 400,000 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.primariacraiova.ro/ | ||
Craiova (/kra'jo.va/), the fifth biggest Romanian city,[2] is the capital of Dolj County. It can be found by the east bank of the Jiu River in the central part of Oltenia.
Sister cities[change]
Kuopio, Finland
Nanterre, France
Shiyan, People's Republic of China
Skopje, Macedonia
Vratza, Bulgaria- Lyon, France
Uppsala, Sweden
References[change]
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics, [1], January 1, 2007
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics, January 1, 2006. After Bucharest, Constanţa, Iaşi and Timişoara.
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