Bihor county
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Bihor County Județul Bihor |
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 Location of Bihor County in Romania |
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 Romania
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| Historic region | Crișana | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Oradea | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | County Board | |
| • President of the County Board | Sándor Pásztor (UDMR) | |
| • Prefect2 | Claudiu Pop | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,544 km2 (2,913 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 6th in Romania | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Total | 575,398 | |
| • Rank | 11th in Romania | |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal Code | 41wxyz3 | |
| Area code(s) | +40 x594 | |
| ISO 3166 code | RO-BH | |
| Car Plates | BH5 | |
| GDP | US$ 5.82 billion (2008) | |
| GDP/capita | US$ 9,708 (2008) | |
| GDP/capita at purchasing power parity | US$ 17,152 (2009) | |
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County Board County Prefecture |
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1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed to attract funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a civil servant. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or firing) from the civil service 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 |
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Bihor (Romanian pronunciation: [biˈhor]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Crișana, with capital city at Oradea.
Bihor
In 2002, Bihor had a population of 600,246 and the population density was 79.56/km². 48.6% of its population lives in urban areas, lower than the Romanian average.
In October 31, 2011, Bihor had a population of 575,398 and the population density was 72/km2 (186/sq mi).<
99.4% of the county's population are Christian and of these:
This county has a total area of 7,544 km2 (2,913 sq mi). In the East side of the County there are the Apuseni Mountains with heights up to 1,800 m (5,906 ft). The heights decrease westwards, passing through the hills an ending in the Romanian Western Plain – the eastern side of the Pannonian plain.
The county is mainly the Criș hydrographic basine with the rivers Crișul Repede, Crișul Negru and Barcău the main rivers.
Bihor is one of the wealthiest counties in Romania, with a GDP per capita well above the national average. Recently, the economy has been driven by a number of construction projects. Bihor has the lowest unemployment rate in Romania and among the lowest in Europe, with only 2.4% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 5.1%.
The predominant industries in the county are:
In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and bauxite. Crude oil is also extracted.
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
The Bihor County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 35 counselors, with the following party composition:
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