Muntenia

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Muntenia (Romanian pronunciation:

Muntenia includes București - Ilfov, Sud - Muntenia, and part of the Sud-Est development regions. It consists of ten counties entirely:

• Brăila
• Buzău
• Călărași
• Argeș
• Dâmbovița
• Giurgiu
• Ialomița
• Ilfov
• Prahova

And parts of four others:

• Teleorman (the entire county with the exception of Islaz)
• Vrancea (southern part)
• Vâlcea (eastern part)
• Olt (eastern part)

Romania's capital city, Bucharest, is situated in Muntenia. Other important cities are:

• Brăila
• Buzău
• Pitești
• Ploiești
• Târgoviște

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