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Bihor (Hungarian: Bihar) is a county (Judeţ) in the Crisana region, in Romania, 7 500 km², and 600 223 hab. The capital city is Oradea (population: 206,527). Its common abbreviation is BH.
Demographics
In 2002, Bihor had a population of 600,223 and the population density was 79.56/km². There were 291,613 males and 308,610 females. The county was inhabited by 969 foreign citizens (0.0016% of the population) in 2002. 48.6% of its population lives in urban areas, lower than the Romanian average.
Ethnicity
The following ethnicities make up the population of Bihor, as of the 2002 census:
- Romanians: 404,537 (67.40%)
- Hungarians: 155,554 (25.91%)
- Gypsies: 30,237 (5.00%)
- Slovaks: 7,361 (1.22%)
- Germans: 1,137 (0.19%)
- Jews: 242
- Ukrainians: 174
- Greeks: 71
- Russians: 63
- Bulgarians: 31
- Serbs: 31
- Polish: 21
- Turks: 15
- Czechs: 14
- Armenians: 11
- Croats: 3
Religion
The following religions make up the population of Bihor, as of the 2002 census:
- Romanian Orthodox: 357,996 (59.6%)
- Reformed: 107,817 (18.0%)
- Roman Catholic: 55,555 (9.3%)
- Pentecostal: 34,460 (5.7%)
- Baptist: 22,366 (3.7%)
- Greek Catholic: 14,086 (2.3%)
- Seventh-day Adventist: 1,858 (0.3%)
- Atheist: 1,155 (0.2%)
- Jewish: 210
- Islam: 175
- Total Protestant: 166,501 (27.7%)
Geography
This county has a total area of ].
List of cities in Bihor county
Communes in Bihor county
This is a list of communes and villages in Bihor county:
- Rontău
- Tileagd
- Nojorid
- Girişu de Criş
- Biharia
- Simian
- Diosig
- Sălard
- Zerind
- Ciumeghiu
- Budureasa
- Băile Felix
- Sanmartin
- Copăcel
- Brusturi
- Cetariu
- Abrămut
- Bratca
- Rieni
- Câmp
- Setche
- Roşia
- Ciuhoi
- Derna
- Spinuş
- Popeşti
- Tăuteu
- Miersig
- Lăzăreni
- Tarcaia
- Tarcea
Economy
Bihor is one of the wealthiest counties in Romania, with a GDP per capita well above the national average. Recently, the economy has been driven by a number of construction projects. Bihor has the lowest unemployment rate in Romania and among the lowest in Europe, with only 1.7% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 6.5%. In 2003, 25.1% of the population lived in poverty, a figure which is improving and is set to reach 20% in 2005.