Arad County

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County in Vest, Romania

Arad County Județul Arad
County
Coat of arms
Location of Arad County in Romania
Coordinates: 46°22′N 21°48′E / 46.36°N 21.8°E / 46.36; 21.8Coordinates: 46°22′N 21°48′E / 46.36°N 21.8°E / 46.36; 21.8
Country	Romania
Development region1	Vest
Historic region	Crișana
Capital city (Reședința de județ)	Arad
Județul Arad	1968
Government
• Type	County Council
• President of the County Board	Iustin Cionca (National Liberal Party)
• Prefect2	Călin Bibarț
Area
• Total	7,754 km2 (2,994 sq mi)
Area rank	5th in Romania
Elevation	1,486 m (4,875 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	409,072
• Rank	21st in Romania
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	31wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x574
Car Plates	AR5
GDP	US$ 5.24 billion (2008)
GDP/capita	US$ 11,337 (2008)
Website	County Council County Prefecture
1 The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union. 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 from having any political activity in the first six months after his resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries' corps. 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or eaven 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 utilitary vehicles and ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Arad County (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈrad] (listen)) is an administrative division (judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad. The Arad County is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.

Contents

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  1 Name
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Neighbours
    
  
  
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    2.2 Climate and precipitation
    
  
  
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    2.3 Hydrographic network
    
    
    
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      2.3.1 Lakes, ponds and channels
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  


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  4 Economy
  


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  5 Tourism
  


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  6 Politics
  


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  7 Administrative divisions
  


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  8 Historical county
  
  
  
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    8.1 Administration
    
  
  
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    8.2 Population
    
    
    
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      8.2.1 Urban population
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

Name

In Hungarian, it is known as Arad megye, in Serbian as Арад / Arad, and in German as Kreis Arad. The county was named after its administrative center, Arad.

Geography

The county has a total area of 7,754 km², representing 3.6% of national Romanian territory. The terrain of Arad County is divided into two distinct units that cover almost half of the county each. The eastern side of the county has a hilly to low mountainous terrain (Dealurile Lipovei, Munții Zărandului, Munții Codru Moma) and on the western side it's a plain zone consisting of the Arad Plain, Low Mures Plain, and The High Vinga Plain. Taking altitude into account we notice that it follows a stepped pattern as it drops as we go from the east to the west of the county from 1489 m to below 100 m. In the east there are the Zarand Mountainsnand the Codru Moma Mountains, all subdivisions of the Apuseni Mountains, a major group of the Western Carpathians.

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

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IF

MM

MH

MS

NT

OT

PH

SM

SJ

SB

SV

TR

TM

TL

VS

VL

VN

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  Alba County and Hunedoara County to the East.


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  Hungary to the West - Békés and Csongrád Counties.


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  Bihor County to the North.


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  Timiș County to the South.

Climate and precipitation

In terms of climate, the characteristics of Arad county have a typical temperate continental climate with oceanic influences, with a circulation of air masses with a predominantly western ordered direction visible from west to east, with increasing altitude. Average annual temperatures range from 10 °C in the lowlands, the hills and piedmonts 9 °C, 8 °C and 6 °C in the low mountains in the area of greatest height.
Average amounts of precipitation fall in values between 565–600 mm annually in the lowlands, 700–800 mm annually in the hills and piedmonts and 800–1200 mm annually in the mountainous area.

Hydrographic network

The hydrographic network is composed of the two main rivers plus their tributaries and channels.

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  Mureṣ - Corbeasca, Troaş, Bârzava, Milova, Cladova
  


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  Criṣul Alb - Hălmăgel, Valea Leucii, Tăcaşele, Cremenoasa, Zimbru, Valea Deznei, Valea Monesei, Tălagiu, Honțisor, Chişindia, Cigher
  

Lakes, ponds and channels

• Tauț, Seleuș, Cermei, Rovine, Matca (Ghioroc) Lakes and Gypsy Pond


• Matca, Canalul Morilor, Canalul Morilor, Ier, Criș Channels

Demographics

In October 31, 2011, it had a population of 409,072 and the population density was 52/km².^[1] The main ethnic composition was, as follows:

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  Romanians - 83.88%


• 
  Hungarians - 9.06%


• 
  Roma - 4.04%

Year	County population[2]
1948	476,207
1956	475,620
1966	481,248
1977	512,020
1992	487,370
2002	461,791
2011	409,072

Economy

Along with Timiș County it 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 agricultural potential is greatly put into value, Arad plains being considered one of the most important cereal and vegetable producing basins.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Machine and automotive components.


• Food.


• Textiles.

Natural resources in Arad, are worthy to be taken into account as there are oil and associated gases, points of extraction in the west of the county, molibden mines in the Săvârșin area, marble quarries at Căprioara and Moneasa, mineral waters at Lipova, Moneasa, Dorobanți, Curtici, Macea and uranium deposits in the NE part of the county.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:

• The city of Arad
  


• The Mureș Natural Floodplain Park


• Bezdin Monastery


• Hodoș-Bodrog Monastery (est. 1177)


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  Lipova resort and city


• Șoimoș, Dezna, Șiria stone citadels


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  Moneasa resort


• The areas around Săvârșin, Petriș, Macea and Pecica.

Politics

The Arad County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 33 counselors, with the following party composition:^[3]

	Party	Seats	Current County Council
	National Liberal Party	16
	Social Democratic Party	11
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats	2
	People's Movement Party	2
	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania	2

Administrative divisions

Arad

Arad County has 1 municipality, 9 towns and 68 communes with approximately 180 villages.

Municipalities

• 
  Arad - capital city; population: 172,827 (as of 2002)

Towns

• Chișineu-Criș


• Curtici


• Ineu


• Lipova


• Nădlac


• Pâncota


• Pecica


• Sântana


• Sebiș

Communes

• Almaș


• Apateu


• Archiș


• Bata


• Bârsa


• Bârzava


• Beliu


• Birchiș


• Bocsig


• Brazii


• Buteni


• Cărand


• Cermei


• Chisindia


• Conop


• Covăsânț


• Craiva


• Dezna


• Dieci


• Dorobanți


• Fântânele


• Felnac


• Frumușeni


• Ghioroc


• Grăniceri


• Gurahonț


• Hălmagiu


• Hălmăgel


• Hășmaș


• Ignești


• Iratoșu


• Livada


• Macea


• Mișca


• Moneasa


• Olari


• Păuliș


• Peregu Mare


• Petriș


• Pilu


• Pleșcuța


• Săvârșin


• Secusigiu


• Seleuș


• Semlac


• Sintea Mare


• Socodor


• Șagu


• Șeitin


• Șepreuș


• Șicula


• Șilindia


• Șimand


• Șiria


• Șiștarovăț


• Șofronea


• Tauț


• Târnova


• Ususău


• Vărădia de Mureș


• Vârfurile


• Vinga


• Vladimirescu


• Zăbrani


• Zădăreni


• Zărand


• Zerind


• Zimandu Nou

Historical county

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County in Romania

Județul Arad
County (Județ)
Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Historic region	Crișana
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Arad
Ceased to exist	1950
Area
• Total	6,248 km2 (2,412 sq mi)
Population (1930)
• Total	423,469
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Administration

In 1930, the county was divided into nine districts (plăṣi):^[4]

1. Plasa Aradul-Nou (comprising 22 villages)


2. Plasa Chișineu-Criș (comprising 19 villages)


3. Plasa Hălmagiu (comprising 45 villages)


4. Plasa Ineu (comprising 15 villages)


5. Plasa Pecica (comprising 12 villages)


6. Plasa Sfânta Ana (comprising 13 villages)


7. Plasa Sebiș (comprising 37 villages)


8. Plasa Șiria (comprising 11 villages)


9. Plasa Radna (comprising 36 villages)

Subsequently, a tenth district was established having been carved out of Plasa Ineu:

10. Plasa Târnova (comprising 16 villages)

Administration was re-organized in 1947, comprising 13 districts:^[5]

1. Plasa Aradul-Nou


2. Plasa Chișineu-Criș


3. Plasa Curtici


4. Plasa Gurahonț


5. Plasa Hălmagiu


6. Plasa Ineu


7. Plasa Pecica


8. Plasa Radna


9. Plasa Săvârșin


10. Plasa Sebiș


11. Plasa Sfânta Ana


12. Plasa Șiria


13. Plasa Târnova

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 423,469 inhabitants, 61.0% Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 12.3% Germans, 2.8% Slovaks, 2.1% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, 55.8% declared Eastern Orthodox, 26.5% Roman Catholic, 5.5% Reformed, 4.2% Greek Catholic, 3.2% Lutherans, 2.4% Jewish, 1% Baptists, as well as other minorities.^[6]

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 77,181 inhabitants, 39.3% Romanians, 38.8% Hungarians, 9.1% Jews, 7.1% Germans, 1.7% Serbs and Croats, 1.4% Slovaks, as well as other minorities. In the urban area, languages were Hungarian (53.3%), Romanian (37.0%), German (6.0%), Serbian (1.4%), Yiddish (0.9%), as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of Roman Catholics (38.5%), Eastern Orthodox (33.8%), Jewish (10.1%), Reformed (9.9%), Greek Catholics (4.0%), Lutherans (2.6%), as well as other minorities.^[6]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arad County.

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   ^ "COMUNICAT DE PRESĂ : 2 februarie 2012 privind rezultatele provizorii ale Recensământului Populaţiei şi Locuinţelor – 2011" (PDF). Recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved 11 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


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   ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 şi 2011"
   


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   ^ "Mandate de CJ pe judete si competitori" (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral Central. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
   


4. 
   ^ Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Arad
   


5. 
   ^ Arhivele Naționale ale României - Prefectura județului Arad 1867-1947
   


6. 
   ^ ^ab Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 525-528
   

External links

• www.virtualarad.net

v t e Arad County, Romania
Cities	Arad (county seat)
Towns	Chișineu-Criș Curtici Ineu Lipova Nădlac Pâncota Pecica Sântana Sebiș
Communes	Almaș Apateu Archiș Bata Bârsa Bârzava Beliu Birchiș Bocsig Brazii Buteni Cărand Cermei Chisindia Conop Covăsânț Craiva Dezna Dieci Dorobanți Fântânele Felnac Frumușeni Ghioroc Grăniceri Gurahonț Hălmagiu Hălmăgel Hășmaș Ignești Iratoșu Livada Macea Mișca Moneasa Olari Păuliș Peregu Mare Petriș Pilu Pleșcuța Săvârșin Secusigiu Seleuș Semlac Sintea Mare Socodor Șagu Șeitin Șepreuș Șicula Șilindia Șimand Șiria Șiștarovăț Șofronea Tauț Târnova Ususău Vărădia de Mureș Vârfurile Vinga Vladimirescu Zăbrani Zădăreni Zărand Zerind

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