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Its common abbreviation is TM. | Its common abbreviation is TM. | ||
The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman Antiquity as river ''Tibiscus''. | The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman Antiquity as river ''Tibisis'' or ''Tibiscus''. | ||
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Template:Titlelacksdiacritics Timiş (Hungarian: Temes) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Banat region, with the capital city at Timişoara (population: 326,958). Its common abbreviation is TM.
The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman Antiquity as river Tibisis or Tibiscus.
Demographics
In 2000, it had a population of 684,506 and the population density was 79/km².
Geography
This county has a total area of ], being thus the largest county in Romania.