Hunedoara County

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

Hunedoara
County
Coat of arms of Hunedoara
Coat of arms
Administrative map of Romania with Hunedoara county highlighted
Coordinates: 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

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
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