CLUJ COUNTY

'Cluj' (, Hungarian: ''Kolozs''); is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.

Contents

Demographics

Geography

Neighbours

Economy

Tourism

Education

Administrative divisions

Municipalities

Towns

Communes

Villages

References

External links

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 702,755 and a population density of 105/km².

★ Romanians - 79.4%^[1]

★ Hungarians - 17.4%

★ Roma - 2.8%

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.
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.

★ The winter resort of Băişoara

★ The lakes of Beliş and Tarniţa

Education

Babes-Bolyai University http://www.ubbcluj.ro/
Technical University http://www.utcluj.ro
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" http://www.umfcluj.ro/

Administrative divisions

The county has 5 municipalities, one town and 75 communes.

Municipalities

★ Cluj-Napoca

★ Turda

★ Dej

★ Câmpia Turzii

★ Gherla

Towns

★ Huedin

Communes

★ Aghireşu ★ Aiton ★ Aluniş ★ Apahida ★ Aşchileu ★ Baciu ★ Băişoara ★ Beliş ★ Bobâlna ★ Bonţida ★ Borşa ★ Buza ★ Căianu ★ 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

Villages

★ Nearşova

★ Pâglişa

★ Răscruci

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"''

External links

★ Cluj County map

★ Administrative map of the county