Sud-Vest (development region)
Sud-Vest Oltenia
South-West Oltenia | |
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Region | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′N 23°49′E / 44.333°N 23.817°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| Statistical region | Macroregiunea Patru |
| Area | |
• Total | 29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,855,697 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Romanians | 97.2% |
| • Romani | 2.6% |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €25.048 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | RO41 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.806 very high · 5th |
| Website | www |
Sud-Vest Oltenia or South-West Oltenia is a subdivision of Romania. It is one of the eight development regions and NUTS-2 statistical regions as defined under the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Along with the Vest region, it forms part of the NUTS-1 region of Macroregiunea Patru (Macroregion four). It encompasses an area of 29,211.7 km2 (11,278.7 sq mi) in the south-west portion of the country, and incorporates five counties–Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, and Vâlcea. As per 2024 estimate, the region had a population of 1.86 million, making it the second lowest populated amongst the regions of Romania.