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Cluj County
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| Cluj County | |||
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| Development region: | Nord-Vest | ||
| Historic region: | Transylvania | ||
| Capital city: | Cluj-Napoca | ||
| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: |
702,755 105/km² |
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| Area: | 6,674 km² | ||
| Codes: • Car numbers • ISO 3166-2:RO |
CJ RO-CJ |
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| Telephone code: | (+40) x64 (1) | ||
| Web: |
County Council Prefecture |
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Cluj (IPA: [kluʒ], Hungarian: Kolozs); is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.
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- 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.
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] |
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| 1948 | 520,073 |
| 1956 | 580,344 |
| 1966 | 629,746 |
| 1977 | 715,507 |
| 1992 | 736,301 |
| 2002 | 702,755 |
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.
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.
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.
Babes-Bolyai University http://www.ubbcluj.ro/ Technical University http://www.utcluj.ro University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" http://www.umfcluj.ro/
The county has 5 municipalities, one town and 75 communes.
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- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
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Alba • Arad • Argeş • Bacău • Bihor • Bistriţa-Năsăud • Botoşani • Braşov • Brăila • Buzău • Caraş-Severin • Călăraşi • Cluj • Constanţa • Covasna • Dâmboviţa • Dolj • Galaţi • Giurgiu • Gorj • Harghita • Hunedoara • Ialomiţa • Iaşi • Ilfov • Maramureş • Mehedinţi • Mureş • Neamţ • Olt • Prahova • Satu Mare • Sălaj • Sibiu • Suceava • Teleorman • Timiş • Tulcea • Vaslui • Vâlcea • Vrancea |
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