Arad () is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272).

Neighbours

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

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

Demographics

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In 2002, it had a population of 461,791 and the population density was 60/km².

Romanians are the majority of the county's population. The ethnic minorities are the Hungarians, Ethnic Germans and Rromas.

official statistics

Geography

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This county has a total area of 7,754 km².

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 Mureş River and in the north side by the Crişul Alb River.

Economy

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Along with Timiş 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

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The main touristic destinations are:

• The city of Arad.
• Lipova Resort.
• Moneasa Resort.
• The areas around Săvârşin, Periş, Macea and Pecica.

Administrative divisions

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The county has 1 municipalities, 9 towns and 68 communes.

Municipalities

• Arad

Towns

• Chişineu-Criş
• Curtici
• Ineu
• Lipova
• Nădlac
• Pâncota
• Pecica
• Sântana
• Sebiş

Communes

• Clit
• Vinga

External links

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• www.virtualarad.net

Official sites

• www.arad.ro
• www.primariaarad.ro

Arad County | Banat

Окръг Арад | Arad (župa) | Arad (Bezirk) | Arad (distrito) | Distrikto Arad | Judeţ de Arad | Arad (contea) | Arad megye | Arad (district) | Okręg Arad | Judeţul Arad | Арад (жудец) | Arad (distrik roumin)