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Arad
—  County (Judet)  —

Coat of arms
Country  Romania
Development region1 Vest
Historic region Crişana
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 (2,993.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 461,791
 - Density 60/km2 (155.4/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 31wxyz3
Area code(s) +40 x574
Car Plates AR5
GDP US$ 5.24 billion (2008)
GDP/capita US$ 11,337 (2008)
Website County Board
County Prefecture
1 The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union.
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 political 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 and ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Arad (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈrad]; Hungarian: Arad, Serbian: Arad/Арад) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana (most of it) and Banat (south of the Mures/Maros river), with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272).

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Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 461,791 and the population density was 60/km².

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. 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.

Neighbours

The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Economy

Along with Timiş County forms one of the most developed regions in Romania. Due to its proximity to the border, it attracts a great number of foreign investments.

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Machine and automotive components.
  • Food.
  • Textiles.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:

Administrative divisions

Arad County has 1 municipality, 9 towns and 68 communes

  • Municipalities
    • Arad - capital city; population: 172,827 (as of 2002)

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"

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