Satu Mare County: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous edit Next edit →Content deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 15:22, 6 January 2006 editOrioane (talk \| contribs)8,137 editsm Reverted edits by 212.179.19.131 (talk) to last version by YurikBot← Previous edit		Revision as of 14:59, 9 January 2006 edit undoOrioane (talk \| contribs)8,137 edits Changed infobox using templateNext edit →
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Romanian counties infobox
	{\| cellpadding="2" style="float: right; width: 307px; background: #e3e3e3; margin-left: 1em; border-spacing: 1px;"
	~~! colspan="2"~~ \| Satu Mare		\|name=Satu Mare
			\|map=Satu Mare.png
	\|- style="background: #ffffff; text-align: center;"
		⚫	\|region=Transylvania
	! colspan="2" \| ] with Satu Mare county highlighted]]
			\|capital=Satu Mare
	\|-
			\|ind=SM
	! colspan="2" \| Facts
			\|population=392,265
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
			\|asof=2001
⚫	\| ~~Region: \|\| ]~~
			\|density=89
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
			\|area=4,418
	\| Capital city: \|\| ]
			\|webc=http://www.cjsm.ro/
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
			\|webp=http://www.prefecturasatumare.ro/
	\| Indicative: \|\| SM
			\|telpref=61}}
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

	\| Population: \|\| 392,265 as of ]
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
	\| Population density: \|\| 89 inh/km²
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
	\| Area: \|\| 4.418 km²
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
	\| Web \|\| <br>
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
	\| Telephone code \|\| +40 x61
	\|}

	'''Satu Mare''' (]: ''Szatmár'') is a county (]) in North-Western ], in the North of ] region - between ] region and ] region, with its capital city at ] (population: 130,573).		'''Satu Mare''' (]: ''Szatmár'') is a county (]) in North-Western ], in the North of ] region - between ] region and ] region, with its capital city at ] (population: 130,573).

Revision as of 14:59, 9 January 2006

Place

Satu Mare

Population	392,265

Satu Mare (Hungarian: Szatmár) is a county (judeţ) in North-Western Romania, in the North of Transylvania region - between Maramureş region and Crişana region, with its capital city at Satu Mare (population: 130,573).

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.

Demographics

In 2000, it had a population of 392,265 and the population density was 89/km².

The majority of the population are Romanians, but there is an important Hungarian community. Also there are Ukrainians, Slovaks and Rromas (Gypsy).

Geography

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

In the west there are the Oaş Mountains, members of the Easter 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.

Economy

Satu Mare County benefits from its position, on the Western border of Romania, 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.

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 Abrud and Medieşu Aurit

Misplaced Pages