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Arad
Coat of arms of Arad
Coat of arms
Country Flag of Romania 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 (2,993. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Vest ( West) is a development region in Romania created in 1998 Transylvania (Ardeal or ro ''Transilvania'' Erdély, see also other denominations) is a Central European region located in the eastern half of the Carpathian Arad (pronunciation in Romanian: /a'rad/ Hungarian: Arad; Serbian: Арад Arad) is the capital city of Arad County Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 461,791
 - Density 60/km² (155. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 31wxyz3
Area code(s) +40 x574
Car Plates AR5
1 The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time Postal codes were first introduced in Romania in 1974. Beginning with 1 May 2003, postal codes have six digits and represent addresses to street A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Country Code: 40 Access code 0. As of 2002 the area codes are county codes The standard Romanian License plate consists of a blue vertical strip (the European strip on the left side of the plate displaying the 12 stars of the Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
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 from having any political activity in the first six months after his resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries' corps.
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, ATV s, etc. Romtelecom is the largest Telecommunications company in Romania; the majority of shares are held by the Greek telecommunications company OTE (54 ), and the ones used outside the county
Website: County Board
County Prefecture

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). Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, A judeţ /ʒu'deʦ/ is an Administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Crişana is also a local newspaper in Oradea, Romania. Crişana ( Hungarian: Körösvidék, Arad (pronunciation in Romanian: /a'rad/ Hungarian: Arad; Serbian: Арад Arad) is the capital city of Arad County

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Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 461,791 and the population density was 60/km². See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume

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. The Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni Erdélyi-szigethegység is a Mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians 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. The Mureş ( Romanian) ( Maros, Latin Marisus, Croatian Moriš, German Mieresch Marosch or Muresch, Serbian Мориш The Crişul Alb ( Romanian) or Fehér-Körös ( Hungarian) is a river in western Romania ( Transylvania) and south-eastern

Neighbours

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BR
BZ
CS
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CJ
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DB
DJ
GL
GR
GJ
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IF
MM
MH
MS
NT
OT
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TR
TM
TL
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Romanian Counties

The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion. Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisza ( Romanian: Dunăre-Criş-Mureş-Tisa, Hungarian: Duna-Körös-Maros-Tisza, Serbian: Dunav-Karaš-Moriš-Tisa

Economy

Along with Timiş County forms one of the most developed regions in Romania. Timiş ('timiʃ Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš/Тамиш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš) is a county ( Judeţ Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Due to its proximity to the border, it attracts a great number of foreign investments.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:

Administrative divisions

The county has one municipality, 9 towns and 68 communes.

Municipalities

Towns

Communes

  • Târnova
  • Ususău
  • Vărădia de Mureş
  • Vârfurile
  • Vinga
  • Vladimirescu
  • Zăbrani
  • Zădăreni
  • Zărand
  • Zerind
  • Zimandu Nou

Villages

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
  2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

External links

Arad (pronunciation in Romanian: /a'rad/ Hungarian: Arad; Serbian: Арад Arad) is the capital city of Arad County Chişineu-Criş is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. Curtici ( Hungarian: Kürtös, German: Kurtitsch) is a town located in Arad County, far western Romania. Ineu ( Hungarian: Borosjenő, Turkish: Yanova) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. Lipova ( Hungarian: Lippa, Serbian: Липова Lipova, German: Lippa, Turkish: Lipva) is a town Nădlac (Nadlak is a town in western Romania, Arad County. A former part of the town lies across the border with Hungary; this village is called Nagylak Pâncota (also spelled Pîncota, Hungarian: Pankota) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Hungary. Pecica (Pécska is a town in Arad County, Romania. In ancient times it was a Dacian fortress called Ziridava and today it is an important acheological Sântana (also spelled Sîntana) is a town in north-western Romania, in the county of Arad. Sebiş ( Hungarian: Borossebes) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. Almaş is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Archiş is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Bata is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Bârsa is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Bârzava is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Beliu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Birchiş (Hungarian Marosberkes, German Birkisch) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Bocsig is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Brazii is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Buteni is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The Crisul Alb River flows nearby Cărand is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Cermei is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Chisindia is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Conop is a commune located in Arad County, Romania. Covăsânţ is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Covăsânţ situated some 28km from the county capital Arad Craiva is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Dezna is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Dieci is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Dorobanţi is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Fântânele is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Felnac is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Frumuşeni is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Ghioroc is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Grăniceri is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Gurahonţ is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Hălmagiu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Hălmăgel is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Hăşmaş is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Igneşti is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Iratoşu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Livada is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Macea is a commune in Arad County, Romania.It is located 23 km from Arad and 6 km from Curtici Mişca is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Moneasa ( Menyháza in Hungarian is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Olari is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Păuliş is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Peregu Mare is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Petriş is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Pilu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Pleşcuţa is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Săvârşin is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Secusigiu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Seleuş is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Semlac is a commune located in Arad County, in the southwestern part of Romania, near the border with Hungary. Sintea Mare is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Socodor is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Şagu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Şeitin is a commune in western Romania, located in the southwest part of Arad County, 47 km from Arad city Şiria ( German: Hellburg, Hungarian: Világos) is a village with 8140 inhabitants in 2002 in Arad County, Romania For the swedish lighthouse and island of the same name look at Vinga Lighthouse. Zimandu Nou is a Village located in the north of Arad City the capital of Arad County (close to Arad City - linked to it by trains and buses Clit (Pusztaklit is a village in the Hăşmaş Commune, Arad County, Romania.
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