Mureş County

Mureş County
Development region	Centru
Historic region	Transylvania
Capital city	Târgu Mureş
Population
• As of 2002	580,851
• Population density	86/km²
Area	6,714 km²
Codes
• Car numbers	MS
• ISO 3166-2:RO	RO-MS
Telephone code	(+40) x65
Web	County Council; Prefecture
	^ x is 2 or 3 depending on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.;

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Mureş (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmureʃ], Hungarian: Maros) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureş.

[edit] Geography

The county has a total area of 6,714 km².

The northeastern side of the county consists of the "Călimani - Gurghiu Mountains" and the sub-Carpathian hills, members of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county is part of the Transylvanian Plateau, with deep but wide valleys.

The main river crossing in the county is the Mureş River. The Târnava Mare River and the Târnava Mică River also cross the county.

[edit] Neighbours

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Harghita County in the East.
Alba County and Cluj County in the West.
Bistriţa-Năsăud County and Suceava County in the North.
Sibiu County and Braşov County in the South.

[edit] Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

Wood industry.
Food industry.
Textile industry.
Glass and ceramics industry.
Construction materials.
Musical instruments (Reghin).

Mureş County and Sibiu County together produce about 50% of the natural gas developed in Romania. Salt is also extracted in the county.

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, Mureş had a population of 580,851^[1] and the population density was 86.5/km².

Ethnic structure (2002)
Total	Romanians	Hungarians	Roma	Germans	Other
580,851	309,375	228,275	40,425	2,045	731
100%	53.26%	39.30%	6.96%	0.35%	0.12%

In terms of religion:

Romanian Orthodox - 53.3%
Reformed Church - 27%
Roman Catholic Church - 9.5%
Other Christian denominations - 8.2%
Jewish, Muslim, Atheist, Non-religious, other or undeclared - 1.9%

[edit] Tourism

"Troiţa" in Gălăoaia

Some of the main tourist attractions in the county are:

The medieval city of Sighişoara.
The old city of Târgu Mureş.
Sovata Resort.
Călimani - Gurghiu Mountains.
The city of Reghin

[edit] Politics

The Mureş County Council has 34 members. After the 2008 local elections, the structure of Mureş County Council by political parties is the following: