Târgu Jiu

capital of the county of Gorj, Romania
Organization municipality_of_romania Q202357
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Summary

Târgu Jiu is a municipality of Romania[1]. It draws 719 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of romania category, ranking #38 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gorj County[3]
  • Country: Romania[4]
  • Head of government: Marcel Laurențiu Romanescu[5]
  • Instance of: capital of county in Romania[6]
  • Capital: Târgu Jiu[7]
  • Twinned administrative body: Noci[8], Lauchhammer[9], Yambol[10], Pendik[11], Forbach[12]
  • Postal code: 210101–210260[13]
  • Commons category: Târgu Jiu[14]
  • Inception: November 23, 1406[15]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Oltenia[16]
  • Official website: http://www.targujiu.ro[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Târgu Jiu[18]
  • Email address: mailto:primaria.targujiu@xnet.ro[19]
  • Population: 82,504[20], 9763[21], 13,030[22], 17,698[23], 19,618[24], 30,805[25], 63,651[26], 98,238[27], 96,641[28], 73,545[29], 4076[30], 6634[31], 26,634[32]
  • Office held by head of government: mayor of Târgu Jiu[33]
  • Phone number: +40-253213317[34]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36]
  • Capital of: Gorj County[37]
  • Contains settlement: Târgu Jiu[38], Bârsești[39], Drăgoieni[40], Iezureni[41], Polata[42], Preajba Mare[43], Romanești[44], Slobozia[45], Ursați[46]
  • Official name: Târgu Jiu[47]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Târgu Jiu[48]
  • Native label: Târgu Jiu[49]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Târgu Jiu[50]
  • Owner of: CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu[51], Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu[52]
  • Elevation above sea level: 268.000000 m[53]

Why It Matters

Târgu Jiu has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . mediafax.ro. Retrieved . mediafax.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . Q136450322. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . docs.google.com. docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved . recensamantromania.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . 2021 Romanian census. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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