Vest (development region)

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
Region
Coordinates: 45°46′N 21°14′E
Country Romania
Capital cityTimişoara
Area
  Total32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,768,593
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  Romanians86.3%
  Hungarians6.7%
  Roma2.5%
  Germans1.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS codeRO42
GDP per capita (PPS)€ 12,700 (2008)[1]
Websitehttp://www.adr5vest.ro/

Population

County population 2011
Arad 412,235
Caraș-Severin 287,535
Hunedoara 410,383
Timiș 658,440
Total 1,768,593

References

  1. "GDP per inhabitant in 2008" (PDF). Eurostat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

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