Mehedinți County
Mehedinți County
Județul Mehedinți | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′N 22°53′E / 44.63°N 22.88°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| Development region | Sud-Vest |
| Historical region | Oltenia, Banat |
| Capital | Drobeta-Turnu Severin |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Council |
| • President of the County Council | Aladin Gigi Georgescu (PSD) |
| • Prefect | Constantin-Alin Isuf |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,933 km2 (1,905 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 30th |
| Population (2021-12-01) | |
• Total | 234,339 |
| • Rank | 39th |
| • Density | 47.50/km2 (123.0/sq mi) |
| Telephone code | (+40) 252 or (+40) 352 |
| ISO 3166 code | RO-MH |
| GDP (nominal) | US$1.278 billion (2015) |
| GDP per capita | US$5,024 (2015) |
| Website | County Council County Prefecture |
Mehedinți County (Romanian pronunciation: [meheˈdint͡sʲ] ⓘ) is a county (Romanian: județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality (Orșova) and three communes (Dubova, Eșelnița, and Svinița) located in the Banat. The county seat is Drobeta-Turnu Severin.