Gorj County 4.79

Gorj is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu.DemographicsIn 2011, it had a population of 334,238 and its population density was 59.66/km². Romanians – over 98% Roma, others.GeographyThis county has a total area of 5,602 km².The North side of the county consists of various mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. In the West there are the Vulcanului Mountains, and in the East there are the Parâng Mountains and the Negoveanu Mountains. The two groups are split by the Jiu River.To the South, the heights decrease through the hills to a high plain at the Western end of the Romanian Plain.The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River.Neighbours Vâlcea County to the east. Mehedinţi County and Caraş-Severin County to the west. Hunedoara County to the north. Dolj County to the south.