Arad (; Hungarian: Arad, Serbian: Arad/????) is a county (jude?) of Romania, in Cri?ana, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272).

Demographics

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

• Romanians - 82%
• Hungarians - 10%
• Rroma - 4%
• Ethnic German - 1%
• Slovaks - 1%.^[1]

Geography

This county has a total area of 7,754 km˛.

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 Mure? River and in the north side by the Cri?ul Alb River.

Neighbours

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AR

AG

BC

BH

BN

BT

BV

BR

BZ

CS

CL

CJ

CT

CV

DB

DJ

GL

GR

GJ

HR

HD

IL

IS

IF

MM

MH

MS

NT

OT

PH

SM

SJ

SB

SV

TR

TM

TL

VS

VL

VN

B

Romanian Counties

• Hunedoara County and Alba County in the East.
• Hungary in the West - Békés County and Csongrád County.
• Bihor County in the North.
• Timi? County in the South.

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

Economy

Along with Timi? 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:

• The city of Arad
• Lipova resort
• Moneasa resort
• The areas around S?vâr?in, Peri?, Macea and Pecica.

Administrative divisions

The county has one municipality, 9 towns and 68 communes.

Municipalities

• Arad

Towns

• Chi?ineu-Cri?
• Curtici
• Ineu
• Lipova
• N?dlac
• Pâncota
• Pecica
• Sântana
• Sebi?

Communes

Villages

• Clit

References

External links

• www.virtualarad.net

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