Covurlui County

Județul Covurlui
County (Județ)

Coat of arms
Country Romania
Historic region Moldavia
Capital city (Reședință de județ) Galați
Established 1925
Ceased to exist Administrative reform of 1950
Area
 • Land 2,662 km2 (1,028 sq mi)
Population (1930)
 • Total 211,196
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Covurlui County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania. The county seat was Galați.[1]

In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Dunării,[2] but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.[2]

Geography

Covurlui County covered 2,662 km2[1] and was located in Moldavia. Currently, the territory that comprised Covurlui County is now mostly included in the Galați County, with a small northern part in the Vaslui County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Tutova County to the north, Cahul and Ismail counties to the east, Tulcea County to the southeast, Brăila County to the south, Râmnicu Sărat County to the southwest, and Tecuci County to the west.[1]

Administrative organization

Administratively, Covurlui County was divided into five districts (plăși):[1]

  1. Plasa Harincea
  2. Plasa I. G. Duca
  3. Plasa Prut de Jos
  4. Plasa Prut de Sus
  5. Plasa Siret

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Portretul României interbelice - Județul Covurlui" (in Romanian). memoria.ro. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Organizarea administrativ-teritorială a României 1864-1989" (in Romanian). bzf.ro. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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