Arad district

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Location of the Arad County in Romania
Map of the Arad district
Coat of arms of the Arad district
Coat of arms of the Arad district, at the time of real socialism
Coat of arms of the Arad County, in the interwar period

Arad is a Romanian district (Județ) in the Kreischgebiet and Banat with the district capital Arad . Its common abbreviation and license plate are AR.

The Arad county is bordered to the north and north-east to the Bihor County , in the east of the Alba County , in the east and southeast of the Hunedoara county , in the south to the Timiş County and west to Hungary .

Demographics

In 2002 the Arad County had 461,730 inhabitants and a population density of 60 inhabitants per km². 82.2% of the population are Romanians , 10.7% are Hungarians , 3.8% are Roma and 1.1% are Germans ( Banat Swabians ).

In 2011 the Arad district had 430,629 inhabitants and a population density of 56 inhabitants per km².

geography

The district has a total area of ​​7754 km², which corresponds to 3.25% of the area of ​​Romania.

cities and communes

Status of the localities

The Arad district officially consists of 283 localities. 10 of them have the status of a city, 68 that of a municipality. The rest are administratively assigned to the cities and municipalities.

Biggest places

City / municipality Residents
Arad ( German Arad , Hungarian Arad ) 159,074
Pecica (German Petschka , Hungarian Pécska ) 012,762
Sântana (German Sanktanna , Hungarian Újszentanna ) 011,428
Vladimirescu (German Glogowatz , Hungarian Glogovác ) 010,710
Lipova (German Lippa , Hungarian Lippa ) 010,313
Ineu (Hungarian Borosjenő ) 009,260
Șiria (German Hellburg , Hungarian Világos ) 008,103
Chișineu-Criș (Hungarian Kisjenő ) 007,987
Curtici (German Kurtitsch , Hungarian Kürtös ) 007,453
Nădlac (German Nadlak , Hungarian Nagylak ) 007,398
Pâncota (dt./ung. Pankota ) 006,946
Vinga (German Winga , Hungarian Vinga ) 006,150
Sebiș (German Sebesch , Hungarian Borossebes ) 005,979
Târnova (Hungarian Tornova ) 005,935
Macea (German Matscha , Hungarian Mácsa ) 005,762
(As of October 20, 2011)

See also

Web links

Commons : Arad County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)