According to the Constitution of Romania, its territory is organized administratively into communes, towns and counties.
At the county level there are 41, plus one city with special status, Bucharest, which is the capital of Romania. At the town level there are 103 municipalities and 217 other towns/cities (for urban areas), and 2861 communes (for rural areas). Municipality (municipiu) status is accorded to larger towns, but it does not give them any greater powers.
Below communal or town level, there are no further formal administrative subdivisions. However, communes are divided into villages (which have no administration of their own). There are 12,957 villages in Romania. The only exception is Bucharest, which has six sectors, each with an administration of its own.
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Name of County | Seat | Region |
Alba | Alba Iulia | Center |
Arad | Arad | West |
Argeș | Pitești | South-Muntenia |
Bacău | Bacău | North-East |
Bihor | Oradea | North-West |
Bistrița-Năsăud | Bistrița | North-West |
Botoșani | Botoșani | North-East |
Brașov | Brașov | Center |
Brăila | Brăila | South-East |
Bucharest | Bucharest | Bucharest-Ilfov |
Buzău | Buzău | South-East |
Călărași | Călărași | South-Muntenia |
Caraș-Severin | Reșița | West |
Cluj | Cluj-Napoca | North-West |
Constanța | Constanța | South-East |
Covasna | Sfântu Gheorghe | Center |
Dâmbovița | Târgoviște | South-Muntenia |
Dolj | Craiova | South-West Oltenia |
Galați | Galați | South-East |
Giurgiu | Giurgiu | South-Muntenia |
Gorj | Târgu Jiu | South-West Oltenia |
Harghita | Miercurea Ciuc | Center |
Hunedoara | Deva | West |
Ialomița | Slobozia | South-Muntenia |
Iași | Iași | North-East |
Ilfov | Buftea | Bucharest-Ilfov |
Maramureș | Baia Mare | North-West |
Mehedinți | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | South-West Oltenia |
Mureș | Târgu Mureș | Center |
Neamț | Piatra Neamț | North-East |
Olt | Slatina | South-West Oltenia |
Prahova | Ploiești | South-Muntenia |
Satu Mare | Satu Mare | North-West |
Sălaj | Zalău | North-West |
Sibiu | Sibiu | Center |
Suceava | Suceava | North-East |
Teleorman | Alexandria | South-Muntenia |
Timiș | Timișoara | West |
Tulcea | Tulcea | South-East |
Vaslui | Vaslui | North-East |
Vâlcea | Râmnicu Vâlcea | South-West Oltenia |
Vrancea | Focșani | South-East |