Regiunea Argeș (Argeș Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative

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of the

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, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1952, when its territory merged with Vâlcea Region to form Pitești Region. After the 1956 reorganisation, Pitești Region changed its name back to Argeș.

History

The capital of the region was

Pitești Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș (river), Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in th ...

, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays

Argeș County Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Pitești. Demographics At the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was . At the 2011 Ro ...

, before the 1956 reorganisation. After the reorganisation it also comprised some of the area of the current Vâlcea and Argeș counties.

Neighbors

Argeș Region had as neighbors: *1950–1952: East:

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and

București Region Regiunea București (București/Bucharest region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organization. History The capital of the re ...

; South:

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and

Dolj Region ''Regiunea'' Dolj (Dolj Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. History The capital of the region was Craiova, and ...

; West: Vâlcea Region; North:

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and

Stalin Region Regiunea Stalin (Stalin Region) was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. It was established in 1950, in the Soviet style of territorial organization, and was named after Joseph Stalin. Its name was changed to ...

. *1956–1968: East: Ploiești Region; South:

; West: Oltenia Region; North:

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Raions

Argeș Region had the following

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s *1950–1952: Pitești, Slatina, Costești, Muscel, Curtea de Argeș. *1956–1968: Pitești, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Slatina, Loviștea, Muscel, Curtea de Argeș, Costești, Topoloveni, Găești, Drăganești, Drăgășani, Băbeni-Bistrița, Horezu. {{DEFAULTSORT:Arges Region Regions of the People's Republic of Romania