Alba County

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Alba ('al.ba; Hungarian: Fehér) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Alba Iulia (population: 72,405).

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density was 61/km².

• Romanians - over 90%
• Hungarians - 5.4%
• Romani - 3.7%
• Germans - less than 0.3%

Year	County population
1948	361,062
1956	370,800
1966	382,786
1977	409,634
1992	413,919
2002	382,747

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,242 km², with mountains occupying about 59% of its surface.

In the northwestern part there are the Apuseni Mountains, in the southern part there is the northeastern side of the Parâng Mountains group - Şureanu Mountains and Cindrel Mountains. In the east there is the Transylvanian Plateau with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureş River valley.

The main rivers are the Mureş River and its tributaries, the Târnava, the Sebeş and the Arieş.

Neighbours

• Bihor County to the West.
• Mureş County and Bistriţa-Năsăud County to the East.
• Sălaj County and Maramureş County to the North.
• Sibiu County and Mureş county in the East.
• Bihor County and Arad County in the West.
• Cluj County in the North.
• Hunedoara County in the South-West.

Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Food industry.
• Textile industry.
• Wood industry.
• Mechanical components.
• Paper and packaging materials industry.
• Chemical industry.

The mineral resources exploited in Alba county are metals (gold, silver, copper), salt and construction materials: marble, granite, etc.

Tourist attractions

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

• The city of Alba Iulia.
• The Apuseni Mountains.
• Scărişoara Karst Complex.
• Maidens' Fair on the Găina Mountain.
• "The Hill With Snails" west of Vidra.
• Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata.
• The Câlnic Castle and the Castle of Gârbova.
• The Towns and Churches of Sebeş and Aiud.
• The Ocna Mureş Resort.
• The Ţara Moţilor ethnographical area. Situated in the Apuseni Mountains, Ţara Moţilor is a region with strong Romanian traditions.

People

• Lucian Blaga

Administrative divisions

The county has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 67 communes.

Municipalities

• Alba Iulia
• Aiud
• Blaj
• Sebeş

Towns

• Abrud
• Baia de Arieş
• Câmpeni
• Cugir
• Ocna Mureş
• Teiuş
• Zlatna

Communes

Albac Almaşu Mare Arieşeni Avram Iancu Berghin Bistra Blandiana Bucerdea Grânoasă Bucium Câlnic, Alba Cenade Cergău Ceru-Băcăinţi Cetatea de Baltă Ciugud Ciuruleasa Crăciunelu de Jos Cricău

Cut Daia Româna Doştat Fărău Galda de Jos Gârbova Gârda de Sus Gura Ariesului Hopârta Horea Ighiu Întregalde Jidvei Livezile Lopadea Nouă Lunca Mureşului Lupşa

Meteş Mihalţ Mirăslău Mogoş Noşlac Ocoliş Ohaba Pianu Poiana Vadului Ponor Poşaga Rădeşti Râmeţ Rimetea Roşia de Secaş Roşia Montană Sălciua

Săliştea Sâncel Sântimbru Săsciori Scărişoara Şibot Sohodol Şona Şpring Stremţ Şugag Unirea Vadu Moţilor Valea Lungă Vidra Vinţu de Jos

See also

References

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