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Cluj County
Administrative map of Romania with Cluj county highlighted
Facts
Development region: Nord-Vest |- | Capital city: | Cluj-Napoca |- | Population:
 • As of 2002:
 • Population density:
|
702,755
105/km² |- | Area: | 6,674 km² |- | Codes:
 • Car numbers
 •
|
CJ
RO-CJ |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x64 (1) |- | Web:
  | [County Council]
[Prefecture] |- bgcolor="#BBDEFD" ! colspan="2" align="left" | 1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3 |}

Cluj (IPA: [kluʒ]; is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.

Neighbours

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 702,755 and the population density was 105/km².

Hungarians living in Cluj county refer to Cluj county with the name Kolozs.

[official statistics]

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,674 km². About 1/3 of this surface are mountains in the South-West of the county - the Apuseni Mountains with heights up to 1800 m. The rest of the surface is the North side of the Transylvanian Plateau a hilly region, with deep but wide valleys.

The main rivers in the county are Someşul Mic, Arieş and Crişul Repede.

Economy

Cluj County has one of the most dynamic economies in Romania, being one of the region with the highest ratings of foreign investments. Cluj-Napoca is one of the most important centers in IT and financial services from Romania.

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Mechanical components.
  • Wood processing.
  • Glass manufacturing.
  • Pharmaceutical and cosmethics industry.
  • Food industry.
  • Textile industry.
Also there are some mining regions with coal and iron deposits. Natural gas is also being extracted.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations in the county are:

Education

Babes-Bolyai University http://www.ubbcluj.ro/ Technical University http://www.utcluj.ro

Administrative divisions

The county has 5 municipalities, one town and 75 communes.

Municipalities

Towns

Communes

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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