Covurlui County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania. The county seat was GalaÃÂi.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed ÃÂinutul DunÃÂrii, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime, only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.
Covurlui County covered and was located in Moldavia. The territory that comprised Covurlui County is now mostly included in GalaÃÂi County, with a small northern part in Vaslui County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Tutova County to the north, Cahul and Ismail counties to the east, Tulcea County to the southeast, BrÃÂila County to the south, Râmnicu SÃÂrat County to the southwest, and Tecuci County to the west.
Administratively, Covurlui County was originally divided into two districts (plÃÂÃÂi):
Subsequently, three more districts were established, reaching five in total: <ol start="3"> <li>Plasa I. G. Duca</li> <li>Plasa Prutul de Sus</li> <li>Plasa Siret</li> </ol>
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. 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.
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.