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Bihor
Coat of arms of Bihor
Coat of arms
Country Flag of Romania Romania
Development region1 Nord-Vest
Historic region Crişana
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ) Oradea
Government
 - Type County Board
 - President of the County Board Alexandru Kiss (UDMR)
 - Prefect2 Mircea Ghitea
Area
 - Total 7,544 km² (2,912. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Nord-Vest ( North West) is a development region in Romania, created in 1998 Crişana is also a local newspaper in Oradea, Romania. Crişana ( Hungarian: Körösvidék, Oradea (pronunciation in Romanian:, Hungarian: Nagyvárad, colloquially also Várad, German: Großwardein, former 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 600,223
 - Density 84/km² (217. 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 6/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 41wxyz3
Area code(s) +40 x594
Car Plates BH5
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. 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 They were formed to attract funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in 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 functionary corps
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. Romtelecom is the largest Telecommunications company in Romania; the majority of shares are held by the Greek telecommunications company OTE (54 An all-terrain vehicle (ATV is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires with a seat that is straddled by ), and the ones used outside the county
Website: County Board
County Prefecture

Bihor (IPA: [bi.'hor]), in Hungarian: Bihar (IPA: [bi.'har]), is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. 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, Oradea (pronunciation in Romanian:, Hungarian: Nagyvárad, colloquially also Várad, German: Großwardein, former

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Demographics

In 2002, Bihor had a population of 600,223 and the population density was 79. 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 56/km². 48. 6% of its population lives in urban areas, lower than the Romanian average.

By religion

99. 6% of County population are Christian[2] and from these:

Year County population[3]
1948 536,323
1956 574,488
1966 586,460
1977 633,094
1992 638,863
2002 600,246

Geography

This county has a total area of 7,544 km². In the East side of the County there are the Apuseni Mountains with heights up to 1,800 m. The Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni Erdélyi-szigethegység is a Mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians The heights decrease westwards, passing through the hills an ending in the Romanian Western Plain - the eastern side of the Pannonian plain. The Pannonian Plain is a large Plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea dried out

The county is mainly the Criş hydrographic basine with the rivers Crişul Repede, Crişul Negru and Barcău the main rivers. Criş may refer to several places in Romania: Körös River Criş, a village in Blăjeni Commune Hunedoara Crişul Repede ( Romanian) or Sebes-Körös ( Hungarian) is a river in Bihor county Crişana, Romania and in southeastern The Crişul Negru ( Romanian) or Fekete-Körös ( Hungarian) is a river in western Romania ( Transylvania) and south-eastern The Barcău River or Bereteu River ( Romanian or Berettyó in Hungarian) is a River which has its origin in Sălaj County

Neighbours

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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%. In 2003, 25. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1% of the population lived below the national poverty line, a figure which is improving and is set to reach 20% in 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The predominant industries in the county are:

In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and bauxite. Bauxite is the most important Aluminium Ore. It consists largely of the minerals Gibbsite Al(OH3 Boehmite γ-AlO(OH and Also crude oil is being extracted

Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

Administrative divisions

See also: Oradea metropolitan area

The county has 4 municipalities, 6 towns and 90 communes. } Oradea metropolitan area includes since 2002 the municipality of Oradea and 8 nearby communes Biharia, Borş, Cetariu, Nojorid

Municipalities

Towns

Communes

  • Căpâlna
  • Cărpinet
  • Cefa
  • Ceica
  • Cetariu
  • Cherechiu
  • Chişlaz
  • Ciuhoi
  • Ciumeghiu
  • Cociuba Mare
  • Copăcel
  • Criştioru de Jos
  • Curăţele
  • Curtuişeni
  • Derna
  • Diosig
  • Dobreşti
  • Drăgăneşti
  • Drăgeşti
  • Finiş
  • Gepiu
  • Girişu de Criş
  • Hidişelu de Sus
  • Holod
  • Husasău de Tinca
  • Ineu
  • Lăzăreni
  • Lăzuri de Beiuş
  • Lugaşu de Jos
  • Lunca
  • Mădăraş
  • Măgeşti
  • Nojorid
  • Olcea
  • Oşorhei
  • Paleu
  • Pietroasa
  • Pocola
  • Pomezeu
  • Popeşti
  • Răbăgani
  • Remetea
  • Rieni
  • Roşia
  • Roşiori
  • Sâmbăta
  • Sânicolau Român
  • Sânmartin
  • Sântandrei
  • Sârbi
  • Săcădat
  • Sălacea
  • Sălard
  • Spinuş
  • Suplacu de Barcău
  • Şimian
  • Şinteu
  • Şoimi
  • Şuncuiuş
  • Tărcaia
  • Tămăşeu
  • Tarcea
  • Tăuteu
  • Tileagd
  • Tinca
  • Tulca
  • Ţeţchea
  • Uileacu de Beiuş
  • Vadu Crişului
  • Vârciorog
  • Viişoara

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
  2. ^ Romania and Bihor County Census, 2002, (Hungarian) [1]
  3. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

Links

Oradea (pronunciation in Romanian:, Hungarian: Nagyvárad, colloquially also Várad, German: Großwardein, former Beiuş ( Hungarian: Belényes, German: Binsch) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. Marghita (Marghita Margitta is a city in Bihor County, Romania. Salonta (Nagyszalonta Großsalontha is a city and municipality in Bihor county Transylvania, Romania Population The city has a population Aleşd (Élesd is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It is located in the east of the county near the border with Cluj county Nucet is also a commune in Dâmboviţa County. Nucet (pronounced in Romanian /nu Săcueni (Székelyhíd Zickelhid is a town in Bihor County, in the west of Romania. Ştei (Vaskohsziklás is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Valea lui Mihai (Érmihályfalva is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania, located 9 km from the Hungarian border Vaşcău (Vaskoh is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Aştileu (Esküllő is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania, close to the border with Hungary. Avram Iancu is a fairly large commune (1865 inhabitants according to 2002 census in Bihor county in the western part of Transylvania, Romania Balc (died 1395 was a Voivode ruling over the lands of the Hungarian march in Moldavia in 1359 succeeding his father Sas, the son of the first ruler Bratca (Barátka is a large commune situated in Bihor County, western Romania. Căbeşti is a commune in Romania, Bihor County, around 13 kilometers north from the town of Beiuş. Ciuhoi (Berettyócsohaj is a commune in the Bihor County, western Romania. For the historical Libyan city of Derna see Darnah Derna (Felsőderna is a commune in northeastern Bihor County, Romania Finiş is a village in Romania, Bihor County, 2 kilometers distance from the town of Beiuş. This page describes a number of research and testing programs for the development of supersonic combustion ramjets ( Scramjets Many of these programs have their own pages but an attempt Ineu ( Hungarian: Borosjenő, Turkish: Yanova) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. Rabagani, in Bihor County, Romania, is a village and the seat of the commune with the same name about 50 km south of Oradea, with a population of about Remetea (Magyarremete is a commune in Bihor County, west of Romania. Roşia is a large commune in Romania, Bihor County, around 21 kilometers north from the town of Beiuş. Sălard (Szalárd is a commune (comuna in Bihor County, Romania Spinuş ( Hungarian: Hagymádfalva) is one of the smallest communes in Bihor county Romania. Tarcea ( Hungarian: Értarcsa) is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. Tileagd (Mezõtelegd is a large commune located in Bihor County, western Romania. Tinca (Tenke is a commune in the central-southern part of Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania. Tulca Tunca (Turkish (Tulka is a commune in Bihor county in the Western Plains of Romania.
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