Hunedoara County

Hunedoara
Coat of arms of Hunedoara
Administrative map of Romania with Hunedoara county highlighted
Coordinates: 45°47′N 22°56′E / 45.78°N 22.93°E / 45.78; 22.93
CountryRomania
Development regionVest
Historic regionTransylvania
Area
 • Total7,063 km2 (2,727 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total485,712
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Telephone code(+40) 254 or (+40) 354[1]
ISO 3166 codeRO-HD
WebsiteCounty Council
Prefecture

Hunedoara (IPA: [hu.ne.'dwa.ra]; Hungarian: Hunyad) is a county (Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania. The capital of Hunedoara County is Deva.

Population

About 485,000 people live in Hunedoara County.

Year County population[2]
1948 306,955
1956 381,902
1966 474,602
1977 514,436
1992 547,950
2002 485,712

Geography

Hunedoara County has an area of 7,063 km².

Divisions

Hunedoara County has 7 municipalities, 7 towns and 55 communes.

Municipalities

  • Hunedoara - population: 75,312
  • Deva - capital city; population: 69,257
  • Brad - population: 16,485
  • Lupeni - population: 31,053
  • Orăştie - population: 24,174
  • Petroşani - population: 45,194
  • Vulcan - population: 32,154

Towns

  • Aninoasa
  • Călan
  • Geoagiu
  • Haţeg
  • Petrila
  • Simeria
  • Uricani

Communes

  • Baia de Criş
  • Balşa
  • Băniţa
  • Baru
  • Băcia
  • Băiţa
  • Bătrâna
  • Beriu
  • Blăjeni
  • Boşorod
  • Brănişca
  • Bretea Română
  • Buceş
  • Bucureşci
  • Bulzeştii de Sus
  • Bunila
  • Burjuc
  • Cerbăl
  • Certeju de Sus
  • Cârjiţi
  • Crişcior
  • Densuş
  • Dobra
  • General Berthelot
  • Ghelari
  • Gurasada
  • Hărău
  • Ilia
  • Lăpugiu de Jos
  • Lelese
  • Lunca Cernii de Jos
  • Luncoiu de Jos
  • Mărtineşti
  • Orăştioara de Sus
  • Pestişu Mic
  • Pui
  • Rapoltu Mare
  • Răchitova
  • Ribiţa
  • Râu de Mori
  • Romos
  • Sarmizegetusa
  • Sălaşu de Sus
  • Sântămăria-Orlea
  • Şoimuş
  • Teliucu Inferior
  • Tomeşti
  • Topliţa
  • Toteşti
  • Turdaş
  • Vaţa de Jos
  • Vălişoara
  • Veţel
  • Vorţa
  • Zam

References

  1. ↑ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.
  2. ↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002" Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine