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Vest (development region)

Coordinates: 45°45′35″N 21°13′48″E / 45.75972°N 21.23000°E / 45.75972; 21.23000
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Vest
Region
Country Romania
Development Agency HQTimișoara
Largest cityTimișoara
Area
 • Total32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi)
 • Rank6th
Population
 (2021 census)[1]
 • Total1,668,921
 • Rank8th
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Romanians86.3%
 • Hungarians6.7%
 • Roma2.5%
 • Germans1.4%
GDP
 • Total€25.846 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS codeRO42
HDI (2022)0.886[3]
very high · 3rd
Websitehttp://www.adr5vest.ro/

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.

Counties

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The Vest region is made up of the following counties:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population at 1 December 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

45°45′35″N 21°13′48″E / 45.75972°N 21.23000°E / 45.75972; 21.23000