Târgu Jiu

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Târgu Jiu

Total population

82,504

Coordinates45.04°, 23.27°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Târgu Jiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈʒiw], is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, and Ursați.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Constantin Cernăianu

Romanian footballer (1933-2015)

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Petre Popeangă

politician

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Adrian Ioana

Romanian mathematician

Amelia Racea

artistic gymnast

Horațiu Mălăele

Romanian actor and film director

Horațiu Dimitriu

Romanian painter (1890-1926)

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Romanian film director, actor and politician (1930-2014)

Mihail Lascăr

Romanian general (1889–1959)

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Ana Maria Sandu

Romanian journalist

Arina Avram

Romanian writer

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Emil Dică

Romanian footballer

Nicolae Militaru

Romanian general and politician (1925-1996)

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György Ádám

Romanian writer and philosopher

Gheorghe Tătărescu

Romanian politician (1886–1957)

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Petrișor Gănănău

Romanian boxer

Nicolae Cambrea

Romanian general (1899–1976)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Târgu Jiu

Search results from Open Library.