Timiș-Torontal County
| Județul Timiș-Torontal | ||
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| County (Județ) | ||
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| Country |
 Romania | |
| Historic region | Banat | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Timișoara | |
| Established | 1925 | |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative reform of 1950 | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 7,600 km2 (2,900 sq mi) | |
| Population (1930) | ||
| • Total | 500,416 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Timiș-Torontal was a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania. Its capital was Timișoara.
Geography
Timiș-Torontal County covered 7,600 km2 and was located in central part of Greater Romania, in the Banat. Currently, the territory that comprised Timiș-Torontal County is now mostly part of the Timiș County, with some communes in the Arad County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Caraș County to the southeast, Severin County to the east, Arad County to the north, Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the west and Hungary to the northwest.
Administrative organization
Administratively, Timiș-Torontal County was divided into eight districts (plăși):
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