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Cluj — County (Judeţ) — Păniceni wooden church
Coat of armsCluj county in Romania
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RomaniaDevelopment region Nord-Vest Historical region Transylvania County seat Cluj-Napoca Government - Type County Council - President of the County Council Pǎunel Tişe (PD) - Prefect2 Florin Vasile Stamatian Area - County (Judeţ) 6,674 km2 (2,576.8 sq mi) Area rank 12th in Romania Elevation 1,842–227 m (6,043–745 ft) Population (2002) - County (Judeţ) 702,755 - Rank 7th in Romania - Density 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) - Urban 464,377 Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Postal Code 40wxyz3 Area code(s) +40 x644 Car Plates CJ5 GDP US$ 7.65 billion (2008) GDP/capita US$ 11,177 (2008) Website County Board
County Prefecture2 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 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.), and the ones used outside the countyCluj (Romanian pronunciation: [kluʒ]; Hungarian: Kolozs); is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.
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Demographics
In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².
Year County population[2] 1948 520,073 1956 580,344 1966 629,746 1977 715,507 1992 736,301 2002 702,755 Geography
This county has a total area of 6,674 km². About 1/3 of this surface are mountains—the Apuseni Mountains, with heights up to 1800 m and located in the Southwest part of the county. The rest of the surface is the North side of the Transylvanian Plateau, a hilly region with deep and wide valleys.
The main rivers in the county are Someşul Mic, Arieş, and Crişul Repede.
Neighbours
- Bihor County to the West.
- Mureş County and Bistriţa-Năsăud County to the East.
- Sălaj County and Maramureş County to the North.
- Alba County to the South.
Economy
Cluj County has one of the most dynamic economies in Romania. It is a region with one of the highest ratings of foreign investments. In addition, Cluj-Napoca is home to one of Romania's important IT and financial services centers.
The county's main industries are:
- Mechanical components;
- Wood processing;
- Glass manufacturing;
- Pharmaceutics and cosmetics;
- Food stuffs processing;
- Textiles.
Mining and natural gas extraction are also developed.
Tourism
The main tourist destinations in the county are:
- The city of Cluj-Napoca.
- The Apuseni Mountains especially the caves Peştera Mare, Peştera Piatra Ponorului, Peştera Vârfurosu.
- The historical centers of Turda, Dej, Gherla, Ciucea.
- Cheile Turzii
- Turda Salt Mine
- The winter resort of Băişoara
- The lakes of Beliş and Tarniţa
Education
Administrative divisions
Turda salt mine
See also: Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area and List of settlements in Cluj CountyCluj County has 5 municipalities, 1 town and 75 communes.
- Municipalities
- Câmpia Turzii
- Cluj-Napoca – capital city; 310,243 (as of 2007)
- Dej
- Gherla
- Turda
- Towns
References
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
External links
- (Romanian) Cluj County map
- (Romanian) (Hungarian) Administrative map of the county
Cluj County, Romania Cities Cluj-Napoca (county seat) · Câmpia Turzii · Dej · Gherla · Turda
Towns Communes Aghireşu · Aiton · Aluniş · Apahida · Aşchileu · Baciu · Băişoara · Beliş · Bobâlna · Bonţida · Borşa · Buza · Căianu · Călăraşi · Călăţele · Cămăraşu · Căpuşu Mare · Căşeiu · Cătina · Câţcău · Ceanu Mare · Chinteni · Chiuieşti · Ciucea · Ciurila · Cojocna · Corneşti · Cuzdrioara · Dăbâca · Feleacu · Fizeşu Gherlii · Floreşti · Frata · Gârbău · Geaca · Gilău · Iara · Iclod · Izvoru Crişului · Jichişu de Jos · Jucu · Luna · Măguri-Răcătău · Mănăstireni · Mărgău · Mărişel · Mica · Mihai Viteazu · Mintiu Gherlii · Mociu · Moldoveneşti · Negreni · Pălatca · Panticeu · Petreştii de Jos · Ploscoş · Poieni · Râşca · Recea-Cristur · Săcuieu · Sănduleşti · Săvădisla · Sâncraiu · Sânmartin · Sânpaul · Sic · Suatu · Tritenii de Jos · Tureni · Ţaga · Unguraş · Vad · Valea Ierii · Viişoara · Vultureni
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