Vest (development region)
development region of Romania
Vest (English: West) or Vest-Banat is a development region in Romania. It was created in 1998. Its main jobs are organising regional development projects and managing money that they are sent by the European Union.
Vest | |
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Region | |
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| Coordinates: 45°46′N 21°14′E / 45.767°N 21.233°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Capital city | Timişoara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,768,593 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Romanians | 86.3% |
| • Hungarians | 6.7% |
| • Roma | 2.5% |
| • Germans | 1.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | RO42 |
| GDP per capita (PPS) | € 12,700 (2008)[1] |
| Website | http://www.adr5vest.ro/ |
Population
change| County | population 2011 |
|---|---|
| Arad | 412,235 |
| Caraș-Severin | 287,535 |
| Hunedoara | 410,383 |
| Timiș | 658,440 |
| Total | 1,768,593 |
References
change- ↑ "GDP per inhabitant in 2008" (PDF). Eurostat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
Other websites
change- http://www.adr5vest.ro/ Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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