Centru (development region)

Centru
Centru
Region
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Website	http://www.adrcentru.ro/

Centru (Centre) is a development region in Romania. As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the European Union.

Localization

Centru is situated in the center of Romania, within the greater curvature of the

București - Ilfov

, registering approximately equal distances from its central zone to the border crossing points.

The Centru region is made up of six counties: Alba, Brașov, Covasna, Harghita, Mureș and Sibiu.

Geography

Relief

Lacking proper plains, the relief of Centru Region includes significant parts of the three branches of the Romanian Carpathians (almost half the area of the region), hilly area of the Transylvanian Plateau and depression area of contact between the hills and the mountains.

Hydrographic network

The hydrographic network is rich, consisting of upper and middle courses of

Sebeș rivers, salt lakes in former salt mines at Ocna Sibiului and the Transylvanian Plain

fishponds.

Climate

The climate of the region is temperate continental, and varies by altitude. In the intramontane depressions of the eastern region,

temperature inversions are frequent. In Bod, Brașov County

, the lowest temperature in Romania, −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F), was recorded on 25 January 1942.

Demographics

Centru has a total population of 2,251,268 [5] (2011 Census). Its population density is 73.99/km², somewhat lower than the national average of 91.3/km².

The region is one of the most ethnically-diverse in Romania, with ethnic

Harghita and Covasna

, where they make up a majority of a population.

References

^ "Population at 1 December 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ Eurostat. "GDP per capita in EU regions". Europa web portal. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ simple:Counties of Romania

45°40′N 25°37′E / 45.667°N 25.617°E / 45.667; 25.617

[2021_census-1] "Population at 1 December 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[2] "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[eurostat-3] Eurostat. "GDP per capita in EU regions". Europa web portal. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[GlobalDataLab-4] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[5] simple:Counties of Romania