Vest (development region)

development region of Romania

Vest (English: West) or Vest-Banat is a development region in Romania. It was created in 1998. Its main jobs are organising regional development projects and managing money that they are sent by the European Union.

Vest
Region
Coordinates: 45°46′N 21°14′E / 45.767°N 21.233°E / 45.767; 21.233
Country Romania
Capital cityTimişoara
Area
 • Total32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,768,593
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Romanians86.3%
 • Hungarians6.7%
 • Roma2.5%
 • Germans1.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS codeRO42
GDP per capita (PPS)€ 12,700 (2008)[1]
Websitehttp://www.adr5vest.ro/

Population

Countypopulation 2011
Arad412,235
Caraș-Severin287,535
Hunedoara410,383
Timiș658,440
Total1,768,593

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