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Harghita County Județul Harghita Hargita megye
County
Landscape around Lake Sfânta Ana, southern Harghita County
Coat of arms
Harghita county, territorial location
Country	Romania
Development region1	Centru
Historic region	Transylvania
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Miercurea Ciuc
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Csaba Borboly (UDMR)
• Prefect2	Constantin Strujan
Area
• Total	6,639 km2 (2,563 sq mi)
Area rank	13th in Romania
Population (2011)
• Total	304,969
• Rank	33rd in Romania
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	53wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x664
Car Plates	HR5
GDP	US$ 2.63 billion (2008)
GDP/capita	US$ 8,064 (2008)
Website	County Board County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Harghita (Romanian pronunciation: [harˈɡita] (listen), Hungarian: Hargita megye, pronounced [ˈhɒrɡitɒ]) is a county (județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.

Demographics

2002 census

In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222^[1] and a population density of 52/km².

• 
  Hungarians – 84.62% (or 276,038)^[2]


• 
  Romanians – 14.06% (or 45,870)


• 
  Romani – 1.18% (or 3,835), and others.

2011 census

In 2011, it had a population of 302,432^[3] and a population density of 46/km².

• 
  Hungarians – 85.21% (or 257,707)^[4]


• 
  Romanians – 12.96% (or 39,196)


• 
  Romani, others – 1.76% (or 5,326).

Harghita county has the highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of Covasna county. The Hungarians form the majority of the population in most of the county's municipalities, with Romanians concentrated in the northern and eastern part of the county (particularly Toplița and Bălan), as well as in the enclave of Voșlăbeni.

The Székelys of Harghita are mostly Roman Catholic, with Reformed and Unitarian minorities, while the ethnic Romanians are primarily Orthodox. Catholicism is strongest in the east, in the former Csíkszék, while Protestants are concentrated in the west, south and west of Odorheiu Secuiesc. By religion, the county is divided roughly as follows:

• 
  Roman Catholic (65%)


• 
  Orthodox (13%)


• 
  Reformed (13%)


• 
  Unitarian (7%)


• Other (2%)

Demographic evolution

Geography

Harghita County has a total area of 6,639 km².

Harghita consists primarily of mountains, connected to the Eastern Carpathians, such as the Ciuc and Harghita Mountains; volcanic plateaux, foothills, and the more densely populated river valleys.

The mountains are volcanic in origin, and the region is known for its excellent hot mineral springs. Harghita is known as one of the coldest regions in Romania, although summers can be quite warm.

It is in this county that two of the most important rivers in Romania, the Mureș and the Olt, originate. These rivers' origins, near the villages of Izvoru Mureșului and Sândominic, are only a few miles apart; yet the Mureș flows west to the Tisza, while the Olt flows south to the Danube. In the western part of the county the two Târnava rivers (Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică) flow to the Târnava Plateau, which is part of the Transylvanian Plateau.

Harghita's spectacular natural scenery includes Sfânta Ana Lake, a volcanic crater lake near the town of Băile Tușnad; Lacul Roșu a mountain lake in the northeast near the town of Gheorgheni, and Cheile Bicazului, a dramatic, narrow canyon formed by the Bicaz stream. The county is renowned for its spa resorts and mineral waters.

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  Neamț County and Bacău County to the East.


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  Mureș County to the West.


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  Suceava County to the North.


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  Brașov County and Covasna County to the South.

Economy

The county's main industries:

• Wood industry – up to 30%;


• Foods and beverages industry;


• Textile and leather processing;


• Mechanical components.

Tourism

Lacul Roșu

The main tourist attractions in Harghita county are

• The cities of Miercurea Ciuc, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Gheorgheni, Toplița.


• The mountain resorts of
  
  • Băile Tușnad
  
  
  • Borsec
  
  
  • Lacul Roșu
  
  
  • Izvorul Mureşului
  
  
  • Harghita Băi
  
  


• 
  Lake Sfânta Ana (crater lake)

Politics

The Harghita County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 31 counselors, with the following party composition:^[5]

Administrative divisions

Miercurea Ciuc

Harghita County has 4 municipalities, 5 towns and 58 communes

• Municipalities
  
  • Gheorgheni
  
  
  • 
    Miercurea Ciuc – county seat; population: 37,980 (as of 2011)
  
  
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc
  
  
  • Toplița
  
  


• Towns
  
  • Băile Tușnad
  
  
  • Bălan
  
  
  • Borsec
  
  
  • Cristuru Secuiesc
  
  
  • Vlăhița
  
  

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harghita County.

External links

Coordinates: 46°22′N 25°48′E / 46.36°N 25.80°E / 46.36; 25.80