Sud-Vest (development region)

Sud-Vest Oltenia
South-West Oltenia
Region
Country Romania
Statistical regionMacroregiunea Patru
Area
 • Total
29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,855,697
 • Rank7th
 • Density63.5258/km2 (164.531/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Romanians97.2%
 • Romani2.6%
GDP
 • Total€25.048 billion (2023)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS codeRO41
HDI (2022)0.806
very high · 5th
Websitewww.adroltenia.ro

Sud-Vest Oltenia or South-West Oltenia is a subdivision of Romania. It is one of the eight development regions and NUTS-2 statistical regions as defined under the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Along with the Vest region, it forms part of the NUTS-1 region of Macroregiunea Patru (Macroregion four). It encompasses an area of 29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi) in the south-west portion of the country, and incorporates five countiesDolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, and Vâlcea. As per 2024 estimate, the region had a population of 1.86 million, making it the second lowest populated amongst the regions of Romania.