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Hunedoara
Coat of arms of Hunedoara
Coat of arms
Administrative map of Romania with Hunedoara county highlighted
Country Romania
Development region Vest
Historic region Transylvania
Area
 • Total 7,063 km2 (2,727 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total 485,712
 • Density 68.769/km2 (178.110/sq mi)
Telephone code (+40) 254 or (+40) 354
ISO 3166 code RO-HD
Website County Council
Prefecture


Hunedoara ( Hungarian: Hunyad) is a county (Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania. The capital of Hunedoara County is Deva.

Population

About 485,000 people live in Hunedoara County.

Year County population
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


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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Distrito de Hunedoara para niños

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