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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 ''Tibisis'' or ''Tibiscus''. | The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman Antiquity as river ''Tibisis'' or ''Tibiscus''. The county is also part of the ] euroregion. | ||
| ==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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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: 305,977 - January 1 2004). Its common abbreviation is TM.
The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman Antiquity as river Tibisis or Tibiscus. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.
Demographics
In 2000, it had a population of 684,506 and the population density was 79/km².
In 2004, it had a population of 659,512 and the population density was 75,8/km².
Geography
SURFACE: This county has a total area of ] (3,6% of Romania). It is the largest county in Romania.
NEIGHBOURS:
N - Arad county
E - Hunedoara county
S, SW - Caraş-Severin county
W, SW - The border with Serbia and Montenegro
NW - The border with Hungary
CITIES AND VILLAGES:
In this county there are 10 cities and 84 communes with 313 villages.
List of cities in Timiş county and their population in 2004
- Timişoara - 305,977
- Lugoj - 46,189
- Sânnicolau Mare - 13,298
- Jimbolia - 11,605
- Recaş - 8,188
- Buziaş - 7,738
- Făget - 7,356
- Deta - 6,582
- Gătaia - 6,101
- Ciacova - 4,939