Olt County

Olt County
Județul Olt
Coat of arms of Olt County
Administrative map of Romania with Olt county highlighted
CountryRomania
Development regionSud-Vest
Historical regionWallachia
CapitalSlatina
Government
 • President of the County BoardMarius Oprescu [ro] (PSD)
 • PrefectStefan Nicolae [ro]
Area
 • Total5,498 km2 (2,123 sq mi)
 • Rank22nd
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
 • Total383,280
 • Rank19th
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Telephone code(+40) 249 or (+40) 349[2]
ISO 3166 codeRO-OT
GDP (nominal)US$ 2.158 billion (2015)
GDP per capitaUS$ 5,194 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
Prefecture

Olt County (Romanian pronunciation: [olt]) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (the regions are separated by the Olt river). The capital city is Slatina.

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.