Alba County
Alba County
Județul Alba | |
|---|---|
County | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Alba County in Romania | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Development region1 | Centru |
| Historic region | Transylvania |
| County seat | Alba Iulia |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Board |
| • President of the County Board | Ion Dumitrel (PDL) |
| • Prefect2 | Dan Simedru-Coriolan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,242 km2 (2,410 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th in Romania |
| Population | |
| • Total | 327,224 |
| • Rank | 29th in Romania |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 51wxyz3 |
| Area code | +40 x584 |
| Car Plates | AB5 |
| GDP | US$ 3.77 billion (2008) |
| GDP/capita | US$ 9,842 (2008) |
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
| 1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed 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 political party, and is banned to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries 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 | |
Alba (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈalba]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, its capital city being Alba-Iulia with a population of 63,536.[1]
Name
"Alba" means "white" in Latin and is derived from the name of the city Alba Iulia. In Hungarian, it is known as Fehér megye, and in German as Kreis Karlsburg.
Demographics
In October 31, 2011, it had a population of 327,224 and the population density was 52/km².
- Romanians - 89.9%[2]
- Hungarians - 4.8%
- Romani - 4.7%
- Germans - 0.2%
| Year | County population[3] |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 361,062 |
| 1956 | 370,800 |
| 1966 | 382,786 |
| 1977 | 409,634 |
| 1992 | 414,227 |
| 2002 | 382,747 |
| 2011 | 327,224 |
Geography
This county has a total area of 6,242 km², with mountains occupying about 59% of its surface.
In the northwestern part there are the Apuseni Mountains, in the southern part there is the northeastern side of the Parâng group - Șureanu and Cindrel Mountains. In the east there is the Transylvanian Plateau with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureș River valley.
The main rivers are the Mureș River and its tributaries, the Târnava, the Sebeș and the Arieș.
Neighbours
- Sibiu County and Mureș County in the East.
- Bihor County and Arad County in the West.
- Cluj County in the North.
- Hunedoara County in the South-West.
Economy
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Food industry.
- Textile industry.
- Wood industry.
- Mechanical components.
- Paper and packaging materials industry.
- Chemical industry.
The mineral resources exploited in Alba county are metals (gold, silver, copper), salt and construction materials: marble, granite, etc.
Roșia Montană gold mines
Mining began 2000 years ago on Mt. Kirnik, with well-preserved Roman galleries. A Canadian company attempted an open-pit mine, but abandoned the project around 2007. Roșia Montană is a famous locality among mineral collectors for fine native gold specimens.[4]
Tourist attractions
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
- The city of Alba Iulia.
- The Apuseni Mountains.
- Scărișoara Karst Complex.
- Maidens' Fair on the Găina Mountain.
- "The Hill With Snails" west of Vidra.
- Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata (Detunatele)
- The Câlnic Castle and the Castle of Gârbova.
- The Towns and Churches of Sebeș and Aiud.
- The Ocna Mureș Resort.
- The Țara Moților ethnographical area. Situated in the Apuseni Mountains, Țara Moților is a region with strong Romanian traditions.
Politics
The Alba County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 33 counselors, with the following party composition:[5]
Administrative divisions
Alba County has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 67 communes.
- Municipalities
- Aiud
- Alba Iulia - county seat; 58,761 (as of 2011)
- Blaj
- Sebeș
- Towns
- Communes
- Albac
- Almașu Mare
- Arieșeni
- Avram Iancu
- Berghin
- Bistra
- Blandiana
- Bucerdea Grânoasă
- Bucium
- Câlnic
- Cenade
- Cergău
- Ceru-Băcăinți
- Cetatea de Baltă
- Ciugud
- Ciuruleasa
- Crăciunelu de Jos
- Cricău
- Cut
- Daia Româna
- Doștat
- Fărău
- Galda de Jos
- Gârbova
- Gârda de Sus
- Hopârta
- Horea
- Ighiu
- Întregalde
- Jidvei
- Livezile
- Lopadea Nouă
- Lunca Mureşului
- Lupșa
- Meteș
- Mihalț
- Mirăslău
- Mogoș
- Noșlac
- Ocoliș
- Ohaba
- Pianu
- Poiana Vadului
- Ponor
- Poșaga
- Rădești
- Râmeț
- Rimetea
- Roșia de Secaș
- Roșia Montană
- Sălciua
- Săliștea
- Sâncel
- Sântimbru
- Săsciori
- Scărișoara
- Șibot
- Sohodol
- Șona
- Șpring
- Stremț
- Șugag
- Unirea
- Vadu Moților
- Valea Lungă
- Vidra
- Vințu de Jos
Historical county
Județul Alba | |
|---|---|
County (Județ) | |
 Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Historic region | Transylvania |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Alba-Iulia |
| Established | 1925 |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,433 km2 (939 sq mi) |
| Population (1930) | |
| • Total | 213,795 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Administration
The county consisted of eight districts (plăṣi):
- Abrud
- Aiud
- Alba-Iulia
- Ocna-Mureșului
- Sebeș
- Teiuș
- Vințul-de-Jos
- Zlatna
After 1938
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Ciuc, Odorhei, Sibiu, Târnava Mare, Târnava Micǎ to form Ținutul Mureș.
People
Notable natives include:
References
- ^ http://www.alba.insse.ro/cmsalba/files/DATE%20PROVIZORII%20RPL%202011_alba_comunicat%20presa.pdf
- ^ http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Comunicat_DATE_PROVIZORII_RPL_2011.pdf
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 şi 2011"
- ^ Roșia Montanã at Mindat.org
- ^ "Mandate de CJ pe judete si competitori" (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral Central. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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