Mehedinți County

Mehedinți County
Județul Mehedinți
Coordinates: 44°38′N 22°53′E / 44.63°N 22.88°E / 44.63; 22.88
CountryRomania
Development regionSud-Vest
Historical regionOltenia, Banat
CapitalDrobeta-Turnu Severin
Government
  TypeCounty Council
  President of the County CouncilAladin Gigi Georgescu (PSD)
  PrefectConstantin-Alin Isuf
Area
  Total
4,933 km2 (1,905 sq mi)
  Rank30th
Population
 (2021-12-01)
  Total
234,339
  Rank39th
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Telephone code(+40) 252 or (+40) 352
ISO 3166 codeRO-MH
GDP (nominal)US$1.278 billion (2015)
GDP per capitaUS$5,024 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
County Prefecture

Mehedinți County (Romanian pronunciation: [meheˈdint͡sʲ] ) is a county (Romanian: județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality (Orșova) and three communes (Dubova, Eșelnița, and Svinița) located in the Banat. The county seat is Drobeta-Turnu Severin.