Bihor County

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 civil servant. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or firing) from the civil service
³w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even 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 utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Bihor (Romanian pronunciation: [biˈhor]) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Hungary, in Crișana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.

Name

In Hungarian, it is known as Bihar megye ([ˈbihɒr]), in Slovak as Bihor, and in German as Kreis Bihar.

Demographics

In 2002, Bihor had a population of 600,246 and the population density was 79.56/km². 48.6% of its population lives in urban areas, lower than the Romanian average.^[2]^[3]

Romanians - 67.38%
Hungarians - 25.96%
Romani - 5.01%
Slovaks - 1.22%
Germans - 0.19%

In October 31, 2011, Bihor had a population of 549,752 and the population density was 72/km² (186/sq mi).<^[4]

Romanians – 66.96%
Hungarians – 25.27%
Romani – 6.33%
Slovaks – 1.1%
Germans – 0.13%

By religion

99.4% of the county's population are Christian^[5] and of these:

Romanian Orthodox – 59.7%
Reformed – 18.1%;
Catholic – 11.5% (Roman Catholic – 9.2%; Greek Catholic – 2.3%)
Pentecostal – 5.7%;
Baptists – 3.7%;
Adventist – 0.3%;

Year	County population^[6]
1948	536,323
1956	574,488
1966	586,460
1977	633,094
1992	634,093
2002	600,246
2011	575,398

Geography

This county has a total area of 7,544 km² (2,913 sq mi). In the East side of the County there are the Apuseni Mountains with heights up to 1,800 m (5,906 ft). The heights decrease westwards, passing through the hills an ending in the Romanian Western Plain – the eastern side of the Pannonian plain.

The county is mainly the Criș hydrographic basine with the rivers Crișul Repede, Crișul Negru and Barcău the main rivers.

Neighbours

Sălaj County, Cluj County and Alba County in the East.
Hungary in the West – Hajdú-Bihar County.
Satu Mare County in the North.
Arad County in the South.

Economy

Bihor is one of the wealthiest counties in Romania, with a GDP per capita well above the national average. Recently, the economy has been driven by a number of construction projects. Bihor has the lowest unemployment rate in Romania and among the lowest in Europe, with only 2.4% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 5.1%.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Textile industry.
Food and beverages industry.
Mechanical components industry.
Metallurgy.

In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and bauxite. Crude oil is also extracted.

Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

The city of Oradea.
The Apuseni Mountains:
- The Stâna de Vale Resort and the Iada valley.
- The Caves around Padiș and on the Sighiștel River Valley.
- The Bear's Cave.
Băile Felix Resort.

Administrative divisions

Oradea

Beiuș

References

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↑ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
↑ Romanian 2002 Census
↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
↑ Recensamantul Populatiei si Locuintelor 2011: Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune
↑ Romania and Bihor County Census, 2002, (Hungarian)
↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 și 2011"

Bihor County, Romania

Cities	Oradea (county seat) Beiuș Marghita Salonta

Towns	Aleșd Nucet Săcueni Ștei Valea lui Mihai Vașcău

Communes	Abram Abrămuț Aștileu Aușeu Avram Iancu Balc Batăr Biharia Boianu Mare Borod Borș Bratca Brusturi Budureasa Buduslău Bulz Buntești Căbești Câmpani Căpâlna Cărpinet Cefa Ceica Cetariu Cherechiu Chișlaz Ciumeghiu Cociuba Mare Copăcel Criștioru de Jos Curățele Curtuișeni Derna Diosig Dobrești Drăgănești Drăgești Finiș Gepiu Girișu de Criș Hidișelu de Sus Holod Husasău de Tinca Ineu Lăzăreni Lazuri de Beiuș Lugașu de Jos Lunca Mădăras Măgești Nojorid Olcea Oșorhei Paleu Pietroasa Pocola Pomezeu Popești Răbăgani Remetea Rieni Roșia Roșiori Săcădat Sălacea Sălard Sâmbăta Sâniob Sânmartin Sânnicolau Român Sântandrei Sârbi Șimian Șinteu Șoimi Spinuș Șuncuiuș Suplacu de Barcău Tămășeu Tărcaia Tarcea Tăuteu Țețchea Tileagd Tinca Toboliu Tulca Uileacu de Beiuș Vadu Crișului Vârciorog Viișoara

Counties (județe) of Romania

Alba Arad Argeș Bacău Bihor Bistrița-Năsăud Botoșani Brașov Brăila Buzău Caraș-Severin Călărași Cluj Constanța Covasna Dâmbovița Dolj Galați Giurgiu Gorj Harghita Hunedoara Ialomița Iași Ilfov Maramureș Mehedinți Mureș Neamț Olt Prahova Satu Mare Sălaj Sibiu Suceava Teleorman Timiș Tulcea Vaslui Vâlcea Vrancea

Coordinates: 47°04′20″N 21°55′16″E / 47.0722°N 21.9211°E / 47.0722; 21.9211

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