Satu Mare County Totally Explained

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Satu Mare County ( ) is a county (judeţ) of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians (58.8% of the population), Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians (35.2%).

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 367,281 and the population density was 83/km².

Romanians - 58.8%
Hungarians - 35.2%
Romas - 3.7%
Germans - 1.7%
Rusyns, Ukrainians, Slovaks, other

Hungarians are mostly inhabiting the localities along the border with Hungary, they're also distributed throughout the county.

Year	County population	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans
1880	194,326	76,668	95,681	13,449
1890	216,158	85,663	114,836	14,030
1900	245,855	93,591	138,086	12,165
1910	267,310	92,264	166,369	6,709
1920	262,937	124,476	81,242	34,982
1948	312,672
1956	337,531	180,930	145,880	3,588
1966	359,393
1977	393,840
1992	400,789
2002	367,281

Geography

This county has a total area of 4,418 km².
   In the north there are the Oaş Mountains, members of the Eastern Carpathians group. This makes up around 17% of the surface. The balance consists of hills: 20% of the surface - and plains. The Western part of the county is the Eastern part of the Pannonian Plain.
   The county is crossed by the Someş River and also Tur River and Crasna River.
   The county lies partly in the historical region of Maramureş and partly in the historical region of Crişana.

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Maramureş County in the East.

Hungary in the West - Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.

Ukraine in the North - Zakarpattia Oblast.

Bihor County and Sălaj County in the South. It is a member of the Carpathian euroregion.

Economy

Satu Mare County benefits from its position, close to the border of Romania with Hungary and Ukraine, and it's one of the places which attracts foreign investment in industry and agriculture.
The predominant industries in the county are:

Textiles industry.

Machine and automotive components.

Food industry.

Wood and furniture industry.

Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

The "Oaş Country" on the North Eastern side of the county - strong Romanian folk traditions.

The Oaş Mountains.

The cities of Satu Mare and Carei.

Tăşnad Resort.

The fortifications from Ardud and Medieşu Aurit

Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 56 communes.

Municipalities

Satu Mare (County seat)

Carei

Towns

Ardud

Negreşti-Oaş

Tăşnad

Livada

Communes

Acâş

Andrid

Apa

Bătarci

Beltiug

Berveni

Bixad

Bârsău

Bogdand

Botiz

Călineşti-Oaş

Cămărzana

Cămin

Căpleni

Căuaş

Cehal

Certeze

Craidorolţ

Crucişor

Culciu

Doba

Foieni

Gherţa Mică

Halmeu

Hodod

Homoroade

Lazuri

Medieşu Aurit

Micula

Moftin

Odoreu

Oraşu Nou

Păuleşti

Petreşti

Racşa

Pir

Pişcolt

Pomi

Sanislău

Santău

Săcăşeni

Săuca

Socond

Supur

Tarna Mare

Terebeşti

Tiream

Târşolţ

Turţ

Turulung

Urziceni

Valea Vinului

Vetiş

Viile Satu Mare

Vama

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