NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bihor County

Bihor (IPA: [bi.'hor]), in Hungarian: Bihar (IPA: [bi.'har]), is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Romanian map with highlighted county Made by me File links The following pages link to this file: Bihor Categories: GFDL images | NowCommons | Romania county maps ... Nord-Vest (North West) is a development region in Romania, created in 1998. ... Map of Romania with Transylvania in yellow Transylvania (Romanian: or Transilvania; Hungarian: ; German: ; Serbian: or Erdelj / Ð•Ñ€Ð´ÐµÑ™) is a historical region in the center of Romania. ... It has been suggested that History of Oradea be merged into this article or section. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... On the Romanian License plates we find on the left side a blue strip with the Flag of Romania and the country code of Romania (RO), then the county code and a combination of two digits and three letters. ... ISO 3166-2 for Romania (ISO 3166-1 : RO) The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. ... Country Code: 40 During the Communist years, there was no direct international access. ... A website, Web site or WWW site (often shortened to just site) is a collection of webpages, that is, HTML/XHTML documents accessible via HTTP on the Internet; all publicly accessible websites in existence comprise the World Wide Web. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... A judeÅ£ is an administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. ... CriÅŸana is a region of west Romania, near the border with Hungary, named after the three CriÅŸ rivers that flow through it. ... It has been suggested that History of Oradea be merged into this article or section. ...

Neighbours

SÄƒlaj (Hungarian: SzilÃ¡gy) is a county (judeÅ£) in North-Western Romania, in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at ZalÄƒu (population: 71,580). ... Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozs) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca (population: 333,607). ... ... HajdÃº-Bihar is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ... Satu Mare (Hungarian: SzatmÃ¡r) is a county (judeÅ£) in North-Western Romania, in the North of Transylvania region - between MaramureÅŸ region and CriÅŸana region, with its capital city at Satu Mare (population: 130,573). ... Administrative map of Romania with Arad county highlighted Arad is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Crişana region, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272). ...

Demographics

In 2002, Bihor had a population of 600,223 and the population density was 79.56/km². 48.6% of its population lives in urban areas, lower than the Romanian average. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Geography

In the East side of the County there are the Apuseni Mountains with heights up to 1800 m. The heights decrease westwards, passing through the hills an ending in the Romanian Western Plain - the eastern side of the Pannonian plain. The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. ... The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ...

The county is mainly the Criş hydrographic basine with the rivers Crişul Repede, Crişul Negru and Barcău the main rivers. KÃ¶rÃ¶s (Romanian: CriÅŸ) is the name of a river in eastern Hungary. ... CriÅŸul Repede (Hungarian: Sebes-KÃ¶rÃ¶s) is a river in Bihor county, Transylvania, Romania. ... The CriÅŸul Negru (Hungarian: Fekete-KÃ¶rÃ¶s) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (BÃ©kÃ©s county). ... BarcÄƒu (- in Romanian; in Hungarian: BerettyÃ³) is a river which has its origin in Bihor county, Romania. ...

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 1.9% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 5.5%. In 2003, 25.1% of the population lived below the national poverty line, a figure which is improving and is set to reach 20% in 2005. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and bauxite. Also crude oil is being extracted Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... Bauxite with penny Bauxite (pebbly) Bauxite is a naturally occurring, heterogeneous material composed primarily of one or more aluminium hydroxide minerals, plus various mixtures of silica, iron oxide, titania, aluminium silicates, and other impurities in minor or trace amounts. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra â€“ rock and elaion â€“ oil or Latin oleum â€“ oil ) or crude oil is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...

Tourism

It has been suggested that History of Oradea be merged into this article or section. ... The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. ... Bears Cave Bears Cave (PeÅŸtera UrÅŸilor, in Romanian), was discovered in 1975, by Speodava, an amateur speleologists group. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Administrative divisions

Municipalities

It has been suggested that History of Oradea be merged into this article or section. ... County Bihor County Status Municipality Mayor Nicu Silviu Odobasianu, since 2004 Area 24. ... Marghita (Hungarian: Margitta) is a town in the Bihor county, Romania. ... County Bihor County Status Municipality Mayor LÃ¡szlÃ³ TÃ¶rÃ¶k, from Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, since 2000 Population (2002) 18,137 Geographical coordinates , Web site http://www. ...

Towns

AleÅŸd (Hungarian: Ã‰lesd) is a town in Bihor county (Romania). ... County Bihor County Status Town Mayor Costel Nelu Sirghie, since 2004 Area 41. ... SÄƒcueni (Hungarian: SzÃ©kelyhÃd) is a large commune in Bihor County, west of Romania. ... Åžtei (Hungarian: VaskohsziklÃ¡s) is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. ... Valea lui Mihai (Hungarian: Ã‰rmihÃ¡lyfalva) is a city in Bihor County, western Transylvania, RomÃ¢nia 9 km from the frontier with Hungary. ... VaÅŸcÄƒu (Hungarian: Vaskoh) is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. ...

Communes

AÅŸtileu (Hungarian: EskÃ¼llÅ‘) is a commune in Bihor county, northwestern Romania, close to the border with Hungary. ... Avram Iancu (Hungarian: KemÃ©nyfok) a fairly large commune in Bihor county, formely known as Regina Maria(Queen Marie). ... Bratca (Hungarian: BarÃ¡tka) is a large commune situated in Bihor county, western Romania. ... Ciuhoi (Hungarian: Berettyócsohaj) is a commune in the Bihor county of Romania. ... The city of Derna, also spelled Derne, was the historic capitol of the Libyan province of Cyrenaica. ... Finis is a village in Romania, Bihor County, 2 kilometers distance from the town of Beius. ... Ineu (Hungarian: BorosjenÅ‘) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. ... MÄƒdÄƒraÅŸ (Hungarian: MadarÃ¡sz; Slovak: Madaras) is a four village-commune in Bihor County, Romania, 3 km away from Salonta, located nearby the Hungarian border - on the European road E671, and the KÃ¶rÃ¶s River canal. ... Nojorid (Hungarian: Nagyürögd) is a large commune located in Bihor county, western Romania. ... SpinuÅŸ (Hungarian: HagymÃ¡dfalva) is one of the smallest communes in Bihor county, Romania. ... Tarcea (Hungarian: Ã‰rtarcsa) is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. ... Tileagd (Hungarian: Mezõtelegd) is a large commune located in Bihor county, western Romania. ... Tinca is a commune in the central-southern part of Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania. ... Tulca (Hungarian: Tulka) is a small village in the Bihor county, in the Western Plains of Romania. ...

References

Category: Bihor County Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania. ... Download high resolution version (783x1020, 51 KB)Coat of Arms of Romania - Large Version This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... ... Administrative map of Romania with Arad county highlighted Arad is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Crişana region, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272). ... ArgeÅŸ is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in the center-north of the Wallachia region, west of Muntenia Region, with the capital city at PiteÅŸti (population: 187,558). ... BacÄƒu (Hungarian: BÃ¡kÃ³) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center-east of Romania, in the Moldova region, with its capital city at BacÄƒu. ... BistriÅ£a-NÄƒsÄƒud (Hungarian: Beszterce-NaszÃ³d) is a county (judeÅ£) in the North of Romania, in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at BistriÅ£a (population: 87,169). ... Administrative map of Romania with BotoÅŸani county highlighted BotoÅŸani is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Bukovina region, with the capital city at BotoÅŸani (population: 128,888). ... BraÅŸov (Hungarian: BrassÃ³) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania region, with the capital city at BraÅŸov (population: 315,843). ... Administrative map of Romania with BrÄƒila county highlighted BrÄƒila is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at BrÄƒila (population: 234,201). ... BuzÄƒu is a county (judeÅ£) in the center-East Romania, in Eastern Wallachia region, in center Muntenia, with the capital city at BuzÄƒu (population: 149,025). ... CaraÅŸ-Severin (IPA: ; Serbian and Croatian: KaraÅ¡-Severin/ÐšÐ°Ñ€Ð°Ñˆ Ð¡ÐµÐ²ÐµÑ€Ð¸Ð½, Hungarian: KrassÃ³-SzÃ¶rÃ©ny) is a county (judet) of Romania, in historical region Banat, with the capital city at ReÅŸiÅ£a. ... Administrative map of Romania with CÄƒlÄƒraÅŸi county highlighted CÄƒlÄƒraÅŸi is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at CÄƒlÄƒraÅŸi (population: 77,819). ... Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozs) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca (population: 333,607). ... ConstanÅ£a is a county (judeÅ£) in the South-East of Romania, the southern side of Dobrogea region, with the capital city at ConstanÅ£a (population: 310. ... Administrative map of Romania with Covasna county highlighted Covasna (Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (Judeţ) in Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgörgy (population: 67,108), known in Hungarian as Sepsiszentgyörgy. ... DÃ¢mboviÅ£a (also spelt DÃ®mboviÅ£a) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center-southern Romania, in the North of Wallachia region, with the capital city at TÃ¢rgoviÅŸte (population: 99,137). ... Dolj is a county (judeÅ£) in the Southern Romania, in South-Western Wallachia region, in the South of Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437). ... GalaÅ£i is a county (judeÅ£) in the East of Romania, in the South of Moldova region, with the capital city at GalaÅ£i (population: 332,154). ... Giurgiu is a county (judeÅ£) in the South of Romania, in the South of Wallachia region, with the capital city at Giurgiu (population: 73,260). ... Gorj is a county (judeÅ£) in the South-West of Romania, in the West of Walachia, the western part of Oltenia, with the capital city at TÃ¢rgu Jiu (population: over 100,000 in 2004). ... Harghita (Hungarian: Hargita) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, Eastern Transylvania, with the capital city at Miercurea-Ciuc. ... Hunedoara (Hungarian: Hunyad) is a county (JudeÅ£) in Western Romania, in South-Western Transylvania, with the capital city at Deva (population: 77,259). ... IalomiÅ£a is a county (judeÅ£) in the South-East of Romania, in the Eastern Wallachia region, with the capital city at Slobozia (population: 56,913). ... Administrative map of Romania with IaÅŸi county highlighted IaÅŸi is a Romanian county (judeÅ£) in the Moldavia region, with the capital city at IaÅŸi. ... Categories: Counties of Romania | Stub | Ilfov | Bucharest ... MaramureÅŸ (Hungarian: MÃ¡ramaros) is a county (judeÅ£) in the MaramureÅŸ region, northern Romania, in the North of Transylvania with the capital city at Baia Mare (population: 149,735). ... MehedinÅ£i is a county (judeÅ£) in southwestern Romania, in the western portion of the historical province of Oltenia, within the region of Wallachia. ... MureÅŸ (Hungarian: Maros) is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in Transylvania, with the capital city at TÃ¢rgu MureÅŸ, (population: 165,835). ... NeamÅ£ is a county (judeÅ£) in the North of Romania, in the Moldova region, with the capital city at Piatra NeamÅ£ (population: 125,050). ... Administrative map of Romania with Olt county highlighted Olt is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Slatina (population: 87,608). ... Prahova (IPA: ) is a county (judeÅ£) in the Center-South of Romania, in the North of the Wallachia region, with the capital city at PloieÅŸti (population: 253,068). ... Satu Mare (Hungarian: SzatmÃ¡r) is a county (judeÅ£) in North-Western Romania, in the North of Transylvania region - between MaramureÅŸ region and CriÅŸana region, with its capital city at Satu Mare (population: 130,573). ... SÄƒlaj (Hungarian: SzilÃ¡gy) is a county (judeÅ£) in North-Western Romania, in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at ZalÄƒu (population: 71,580). ... Sibiu (IPA: ; Hungarian: Szeben) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania region, with the capital city Sibiu (population: 170,038). ... Administrative map of Romania with Suceava county highlighted Suceava is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Bukovina region, with the capital city at Suceava (population: 118,670). ... Teleorman is a county (judeÅ£) in the South of Romania, in South of Wallachia region, with its capital city at Alexandria (population: 59,308). ... TimiÅŸ (Hungarian: Temes) is a county (judeÅ£) in Western Romania, in Western Transylvania - Banat region, with the capital city at TimiÅŸoara (population: 305,977 as of 2004). ... Administrative map of Romania with Tulcea county highlighted Tulcea is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Dobrogea region, with the capital city at Tulcea (population: 96,813). ... Administrative map of Romania with Vaslui county highlighted Vaslui is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Moldovia region, with the capital city at Vaslui (population: 79,658). ... VÃ¢lcea (also spelt VÃ®lcea) is a county (judeÅ£) of Central-South Romania, in Eastern Oltenia (Western Wallachia); its capital city is RÃ¢mnicu VÃ¢lcea (population: 119,581). ... Vrancea is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania in the Moldova region, with the capital city at FocÅŸani (population: 103,219). ...

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