Vâlcea County

Vâlcea (also spelt Vîlcea; IPA: ['vɨl.ʧea]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania. It can be found in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are split apart by the Olt River). The capital of Vâlcea County is Râmnicu Vâlcea.

Vâlcea
County
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45.08°N 24.11°E / 45.08; 24.11
Country	Romania
Development region	Sud-Vest
Historic region	Wallachia
Capital	Râmnicu Vâlcea
Area
• Total	5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	416,908
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Telephone code	(+40) 250 or (+40) 350
ISO 3166 code	RO-VL
Website	County Council Prefecture

Geography

Vâlcea County has an area of 5,765 km².

Divisions

Vâlcea County has 2 municipalities, 9 towns and 78 communes.

Municipalities

• Râmnicu Vâlcea - capital city; population: 130,581
• Drăgăşani

Towns

• Băbeni
• Bălceşti
• Băile Govora
• Băile Olăneşti
• Berbeşti
• Brezoi
• Călimăneşti
• Horezu
• Ocnele Mari

Communes

Alunu Amărăşti Bărbăteşti Berislăveşti Boişoara Budeşti Bujoreni Buneşti Câineni Cernişoara Copăceni Costeşti Creţeni Dăeşti

Dănicei Diculeşti Drăgoeşti Fârtăţeşti Făureşti Frânceşti Galicea Ghioroiu Glăvile Goleşti Grădiştea Guşoeni Ioneşti Lăcusteni

Lădeşti Laloşu Lăpuşata Livezi Lungeşti Măciuca Mădulari Malaia Măldăreşti Mateeşti Mihăeşti Milcoiu Mitrofani Muereasca

Nicolae Bălcescu Olanu Orleşti Oteşani Păuşeşti Păuşeşti-Măglaşi Perişani Pesceana Pietrari Popeşti Prundeni Racoviţa Roeşti Roşiile

Runcu Sălătrucel Scundu Sineşti Şirineasa Slătioara Stăneşti Ştefăneşti Stoeneşti Stoileşti Stroeşti Şuşani Suteşti Tetoiu

Titeşti Tomşani Vaideeni Valea Mare Vlădeşti Voiceşti Voineasa Zătreni