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 | | As of 31 December 2000, the administrative organisation of the region was as follows: five counties (Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinti, Olt, Vâlcea), 22 towns and with 10 municipalities, 387 communes and 2 080 villages. |
 | | The South-West Region is crossed by several rivers, amongst which the most important are the Olt and Jiu rivers, running from north to south, and the Danube River, from west to east. |
 | | There is a chain of electric plants along the Olt and Lotru rivers, two hydroelectric plants on the Danube and the hydroelectric complex on the Cerna-Motru-Tismana rivers. |
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