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Cluj
Cluj
	— County (Judeţ) —
	Păniceni wooden church
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Cluj county in Romania
Country	Romania
Development region	Nord-Vest
Historical region	Transylvania
County seat	Cluj-Napoca
	Government
- Type	County Council
- President of the County Council	Pǎunel Tişe (PD)
- Prefect2	Florin Vasile Stamatian
	Area
- County (Judeţ)	6,674 km2 (2,576.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,842 - 227 m (6,043 - 745 ft)
	Population (1 July 2003)
- County (Judeţ)	684,383
- Density	105/km2 (271.9/sq mi)
- Urban	453,722
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	40wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x644
Car Plates	CJ5
GDP	US$ 7.65 billion (2008)
GDP/capita	US$ 11,177 (2008)
Website	County Board; County Prefecture
	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 to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps; 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even 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 utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

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

[edit] Demographics

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

Romanians - 80%^[1]
Hungarians - 17.5%
Roma - 2.5%

Year	County population^[2]
1948	520,073
1956	580,344
1966	629,746
1977	715,507
1992	736,301
2002	702,755

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Education

[edit] Administrative divisions

Cluj County has 5 municipalities, 1 town and 75 communes.

Municipalities
- Câmpia Turzii
- Cluj-Napoca - capital city; 310,243 (as of 2007)
- Dej
- Gherla
- Turda
Towns
- Huedin

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cluj County

^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

County Prefecture

[edit] External links

(Romanian) Cluj County map
(Romanian) (Hungarian) Administrative map of the county

[0] National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"

[1] National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

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