Teleorman County
Județul Teleorman | |
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| Country | Romania |
| Development region | Sud |
| Historical region | Muntenia |
| Capital | Alexandria |
| Government | |
| • President of the County Board | Adrian Ionuţ Gâdea (PSD) |
| • Prefect | Valentina-Veronica Mitran-Piticu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,790 km2 (2,240 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 19th |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 323,544 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Telephone code | (+40) 247 or (+40) 347[2] |
| ISO 3166 code | RO-TR (TR county) |
| GDP (nominal) | US$ 1.93 billion (2015) |
| GDP per capita | US$ 6,315 (2015) |
| Website | County Council County Prefecture |
Teleorman County (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtele.orman]) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria.
The name Teleorman is of Cumanic (Turkic) origin. It literally means wild/crazy forest (modern Turkish, Deli orman) and, by extension, "thick and shadowy forest" in the Cuman language.[3] It can be encountered in other toponyms, such as the Turkish name of the Ludogorie Plateau in northeastern Bulgaria, Deliorman.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.
- ^ (in Romanian) Claudiu Dumitrache, "Județul Teleorman, de la 'pădurea nebună' la grânarul țării", Adevărul, January 11, 2013; accessed July 2, 2013