Vest (development region)
Vest (English: West) is a development region in Romania created in 1998. As with the other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers. Its primary functions are coordinating regional development projects and managing funds from the European Union.
Vest | |
|---|---|
Region | |
| Country | Romania |
| Development Agency HQ | Timișoara |
| Largest city | Timișoara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Population (2021 census) | |
| • Total | 1,668,921 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Romanians | 86.3% |
| • Hungarians | 6.7% |
| • Roma | 2.5% |
| • Germans | 1.4% |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €22.357 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | RO42 |
| GDP per capita | €32,100 (2022) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.886 very high · 3rd |
| Website | http://www.adr5vest.ro/ |
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