Vest (English: West) is a development region in Romania created in 1998. As with the other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers. Its primary functions are coordinating regional development projects and managing funds from the European Union.
Vest | |
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Region | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| Development Agency HQ | Timișoara |
| Largest city | Timișoara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Population (2021 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,668,921 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/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 | €32,100 (2022)[2] |
| HDI (2022) | 0.886[3] very high · 3rd |
| Website | http://www.adr5vest.ro/ |
Counties Edit
The Vest region is made up of the following counties:
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "Population at 1 December 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Eurostat. "GDP per capita in EU regions". Europa web portal. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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