Mureș County

Mureș County
Mureș
—  County   —

Coat of arms
Administrative map of Romania with Mureș county highlighted
Country Romania
Development region Centru
Historic region Transylvania
Capital Târgu Mureș
Area
 – Total 6,714 km2 (2,592.3 sq mi)
Area rank 11th
Population (2009)[1]
 – Total 581,628
 – Rank 14th
 – Density 86.6/km2 (224.4/sq mi)
Telephone code (+40) 265 or (+40) 365[2]
ISO 3166 code RO-MS
Website County Council
Prefecture

Mureș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmureʃ]; Hungarian: Maros, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroʃ]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.

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Geography

The county has a total area of 6,714 km².

The northeastern side of the county consists of the Călimani and Gurghiu Mountains and the sub-Carpathian hills, members of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county is part of the Transylvanian Plateau, with deep but wide valleys.

The main river crossing in the county is the Mureș River. The Târnava Mare River and the Târnava Mică River also cross the county.

Neighbours

Demographics

The ethnic map pof Mures county

In 2002, Mureș had a population of 580,851[3] and the population density was 86.5/km².

Ethnic structure (2002)
Total Romanians Hungarians Roma Germans Other
580,851 309,375 228,275 40,425 2,045 731
100% 53.26% 39.30% 6.96% 0.35% 0.12%


In terms of religion:

Tourism

Some of the main tourist attractions in the county are:

Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Wood industry.
  • Food industry.
  • Textile industry.
  • Glass and ceramics industry.
  • Construction materials.
  • Musical instruments (Reghin).

Mureș County and Sibiu County together produce about 50% of the natural gas developed in Romania. Salt is also extracted in the county.

Politics

The Mureș County Council has 34 members. After the 2008 local elections, the structure of Mureș County Council by political parties is the following:

Political Party Number of Seats
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) 13
National Liberal Party (PNL) 8
Liberal Democratic Party (PD-L) 7
Social Democratic Party (PSD) 6

Administrative divisions

Mureș County has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 91 communes

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă la 1.01.2009" (in Romanian). INSSE. May 19, 2009. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia%20stabila%20la%201%20ianuarie%202009%20si%2018.xls?download=true. Retrieved May 20, 2009. 
  2. ^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.
  3. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"

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