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Satu Mare County

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Satu Mare County

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Facts

Development region: Nord-Vest

Historic region: Transylvania

Capital city: Satu Mare

Population:
• As of 2002:
• Population density: 367,281
83/km²

Area: 4,418 km²

Codes:
• Car numbers
• ISO 3166-2:RO SM
RO-SM

Telephone code: (+40) x61 ⁽¹⁾

Web: County Council
Prefecture

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Satu Mare County (IPA: ['sa.tu 'ma.re], Romanian: Judeţul Satu Mare, Hungarian: Szatmár megye) is a county (judeţ) of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians (58.8% of the population), Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians (35.2%).

1 Neighbours
2 Demographics
3 Geography
4 Economy
5 Tourism
6 Administrative divisions
7 See also
8 References

[edit] Neighbours

Maramureş County in the East.
Hungary in the West - Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.
Ukraine in the North - Zakarpattia Oblast.
Bihor County and Sălaj County in the South.

It is a member of the Carpathian euroregion.

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 367,281 and the population density was 83/km². <ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"</ref><ref>[1]</ref>

Romanians - 58.8%
Hungarians - 35.2%
Romas - 3.7%
Germans - 1.7%
Ukrainians, Slovaks, other

Hungarians are mostly inhabiting the localities along the border with Hungary, they are also distributed throughout the county.

Year	County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref>
1948	312,672
1956	337,351
1966	359,393
1977	393,840
1992	400,789
2002	367,281

[edit] Geography

This county has a total area of 4,418 km².

In the west there are the Oaş Mountains, members of the Eastern Carpathians group. This makes up around 17% of the surface. The rest consists of hills - 20% of the surface - and plains. The Western part of the county is the Eastern part of the Pannonian Plain.

The county is crossed by the Someş River and also Tur River and Crasna River.

The county lies partly in the historical region of Maramureş and partly in the historical region of Crişana.

[edit] Economy

Satu Mare County benefits from its position, close to the border of Romania with Hungary and Ukraine, and it's one of the places which attracts major foreign investment in industry and agriculture.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Textiles industry.
Machine and automotive components.
Food industry.
Wood and furniture industry.

[edit] Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

The "Oaş Country" on the North Eastern side of the county - strong Romanian folk traditions.
The Oaş Mountains.
The cities of Satu Mare and Carei.
Tăşnad Resort.
The fortifications from Ardud and Medieşu Aurit

[edit] Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 2 towns and 57 communes.

[edit] Municipalities

Satu Mare - capital city; population: 130,573
Carei

[edit] Towns

[edit] Communes

[edit] See also

Szatmár

[edit] References

	Counties of Romania
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