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Bihor

Bihor is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at 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. Bihor is among the wealthiest counties in Romania.

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%)
• Roma: 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 7,544 km².

List of cities in Bihor county

• Oradea
• Salonta
• Marghita
• Beiuş
• Alesd
• Valea lui Mihai
• Stei
• Vascău
• Rontău
• Tileagd
• Nojorid
• Girisu de Cris
• Biharia
• Simian
• Diosig
• Salard
• Zerind
• Ciumeghiu
• Budureasa
• Baile Felix
• Sanmartin
• Copacel
• Brusturi
• Cetariu
• Abramut
• Bratca
• Rieni
• Câmp
• Setche
• Rosia
• Ciuhoi
• Derna
• Popesti
• Tauteu
• Miersig
• Lazareni
• 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%.