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Arad

Population	461,791

Arad (IPA: [a.'rad]; Hungarian: Arad, Serbian: Arad/Арад) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272).

Neighbours

Hunedoara County and Alba County in the East.
Hungary in the West - Békés County and Csongrád County.
Bihor County in the North.
Timiş County in the South.

The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 461,791 and the population density was 60/km².

Romanians are the majority of the county's population. The ethnic minorities are the Hungarians, Ethnic Germans and Rromas.

Year	County population
1948	476,207
1956	475,620
1966	481,248
1977	512,020
1992	487,617
2002	461,791

Geography

This county has a total area of 7,754 km².

In the east there are the Zarand Mountains from the Apuseni Mountains group. In the west the heights decrease towards the Western Romania Plain.

The county is crossed in the south side by the Mureş River and in the north side by the Crişul Alb River.

Economy

Along with Timiş County forms one of the most developed regions in Romania. Due to its proximity to the border, it attracts a great number of foreign investments.

The predominant industries in the county are: