In this paper, the authors conducted a study on the economic development of Timis County, as well as its SWOT analysis. The paper concludes with the Development Strategy of Timis County, the main conclusions drawn from the conducted researches and bibliographical references. Within the paper, there are presented theoretical aspects related to rural area concept, followed by the physical-geographical characteristics of Timis County. Throughout the paper, there are analyzed the existing demographic aspects found in Timis County. The end part of the paper represents a translation in statistical terms of the main economic phenomena which are recorded in Timis County. There are references made towards agriculture, forestry, industry, services, trade, tourism, as economic activities carried out in Timis County. Following these researches, at the end part of the paper, the authors have compiled a SWOT analysis of Timis County, proposing in the same time a strategy for its development.
