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Bistriţa-Năsăud County
Facts
Development region: Nord-Vest |- | Capital city: | Bistriţa |- | Population:
 • As of 2002:
 • Population density:
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311,657
58/km² |- | Area: | 5,355 km² |- | Codes:
 • Car numbers
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BN
RO-BN |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x63 (1) |- | Web:
  | [County Council]
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Bistriţa-Năsăud (IPA: ['bis.tri.ʦa nə.'sə.ud]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Bistriţa.

Neighbours

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 311,657 and the population density was 58/km².

There was also a German minority, which, due to migration, decreased.

[official statistics]

Geography

The county has a total area of 5,355 km². One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Ţibleş, Rodna, Suhard, Bârgău and Călimani Mountains. The rest of the surface represents the North-East side of the Transylvanian Plateau.

The main river crossing the county is the Someşul Mare River. On the Bistriţa River there is a big dam and a lake.

Administrative divisions

The county has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 56 communes.

Municipalities

Towns

Counties of Romania

Alba | Arad | Argeş | Bacău | Bihor | Bistriţa-Năsăud | Botoşani | Braşov | Brăila | Buzău | Caraş-Severin | Călăraşi | Cluj | Constanţa | Covasna | Dâmboviţa | Dolj | Galaţi | Giurgiu | Gorj | Harghita | Hunedoara | Ialomiţa | Iaşi | Ilfov | Maramureş | Mehedinţi | Mureş | Neamţ | Olt | Prahova | Satu Mare | Sălaj | Sibiu | Suceava | Teleorman | Timiş | Tulcea | Vaslui | Vâlcea | Vrancea

 


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