Arad County
Arad | |
|---|---|
County (Judet) | |
 | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Development region1 | Vest |
| Historic region | Transylvania |
| Capital city (Resedinta de judet) | Arad |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Board |
| • President of the County Board | Iosif Matula |
| • Prefect2 | Gavril Popescu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,754 km2 (2,994 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 461,791 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 31wxyz3 |
| Area code | +40 x574 |
| Car Plates | AR5 |
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
| 1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a pollitical party, and is banned to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaires corp 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or eaven the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utilitary vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county | |
Arad (IPA: [a.'rad]; Hungarian: Arad, Serbian: Arad/Арад) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272).
Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 461,791 and the population density was 60/km².
- Romanians - 82%
- Hungarians - 10%
- Rroma - 4%
- Ethnic German - 1%
- Slovak - 1%.[1]
| Year | County population[2] |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 476,207 |
| 1956 | 475,620 |
| 1966 | 481,248 |
| 1977 | 512,020 |
| 1992 | 487,617 |
| 2002 | 461,791 |
Geography
This county has a total area of 7,754 km².
In the east there are the Zarand Mountains from the Apuseni Mountains group. In the west the heights decrease towards the Western Romania Plain.
The county is crossed in the south side by the Mureş River and in the north side by the Crişul Alb River.
Neighbours
- Hunedoara County and Alba County in the East.
- Hungary in the West - Békés County and Csongrád County.
- Bihor County in the North.
- Timiş County in the South.
The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.
Economy
Along with Timiş County forms one of the most developed regions in Romania. Due to its proximity to the border, it attracts a great number of foreign investments.
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Machine and automotive components.
- Food.
- Textiles.
Tourism
The main tourist destinations are:
Administrative divisions
The county has one municipality, 9 towns and 68 communes.
Municipalities
Towns
Communes
Villages
References
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"