Covurlui County is one of the historic counties of

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. The county seat was

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. In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Dunării, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of

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's regime, only to be abolished 10 years later by the

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Geography

Covurlui County covered and was located in

. The territory that comprised Covurlui County is now mostly included in

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, with a small northern part in

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. In the

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, the county neighbored

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to the north,

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and

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counties to the east,

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to the southeast,

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to the south,

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to the southwest, and

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to the west.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Covurlui County was originally divided into two districts ('' plăși''): # Plasa Horincea # Plasa Prutul de Jos Subsequently, three more districts were established, reaching five in total:

Plasa I. G. Duca
Plasa Prutul de Sus
Plasa Siret

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 210,006 inhabitants, ethnically comprising 83.7% Romanians, 9.5% Jews, 1.5% Russians, 1.4% Greeks, 1.1% Hungarians, as well as other minorities.Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 150-151 From the religious point of view, the population comprised 87.0% Eastern Orthodox, 8% Jewish, 1.9% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Lutheran, 0.2% Reformed, 0.2% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 101,611 inhabitants, 68.2% Romanians, 19.1% Jews, 2.9% Russians, 2.9% Greeks, 2.1% Hungarians, 1.2% Germans, 0.5 Armenians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 73.9% Eastern Orthodox, 19.8% Jewish, 3.9% Roman Catholic, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.5% Reformed, 0.3% Greek-Catholic, as well as other minorities.

References

External links

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Covurlui County on memoria.ro
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