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Târgu Jiu
Gorj County · Romania
City population
73,545
#27
in Romania
#1
in Gorj County
#7,847
worldwide
45.050, 23.283 · 233 km from Bucharest
About Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu is a city in Gorj County, Romania with a population of 73,545. It is the 27th largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, and the 7,847th largest worldwide. It lies 233 km from Bucharest.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gorj County
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
45.050, 23.283
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 126 in RomaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.