Covasna County

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Covasna County
Facts
Development region:	Centru
Historic region:	Transylvania
Capital city:	Sfântu Gheorghe
Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density:	222,449 60/km²
Area:	3,710 km²
Codes:  • Car numbers  • ISO 3166-2:RO	CV RO-CV
Telephone code:	(+40) x67 (1)
Web:	County Council Prefecture
1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3

Covasna (IPA: [ko.'vas.na], Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.

Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 Administrative divisions 6.1 Municipalities 6.2 Towns 7 Communes 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Neighbours

• Vrancea County and Bacău County in the East.
• Braşov County in the West.
• Harghita County in the North.
• Buzău County in the South.

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².

• Hungarians - 73.79% (or 164,158)^[1]
• Romanians - 23.28% (or 51,790)
• Romas - 2.68% (or 5,973)

Covasna County has the second-greatest percentage of Hungarian population in Romania, just behind the neighboring county of Harghita. The Hungarians of Covasna are primarily Szeklers.

Year	County population[2]
1948	157,166
1956	172,509
1966	176,858
1977	199,017
1992	233,256
2002	222,449

[edit] Geography

Covasna county has a total area of 3,710 km².

The main part of the relief consists of mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group. Most localities can be found in the valleys and depressions located along the different rivers crossing the county. The main river is the Olt River; along its banks lies the capital city Sfântu Gheorghe.

[edit] Economy

Covasna County has been one of the preferred counties for foreign investments, mainly by Hungarian investors, due to the population profile.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• wood
• textiles
• electrical components
• food and beverages

[edit] Tourism

The main tourist destinations in the county are:

• The city of Sfântu Gheorghe.
• The resorts in the mountains around:
  • Covasna.
  • Balvanyos.
  • Malnaş-Băi.
  • Vâlcele.
  • Şugaş-Băi.
  • Baile Fortyogo.
  • Biborţeni.
  • Ozunca-Bai.
• The mountains:
  • Baraolt Mountains.
  • Bodoc Mountains.
  • Nemira Mountains.
  • Întorsura Buzaului Mountains.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 40 communes. (Hungarian names in parentheses)

[edit] Municipalities

• Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) - capital city; population: 60,900
• Târgu Secuiesc (Kézdivásárhely)

[edit] Towns

• Covasna (Kovászna)
• Baraolt (Barót)
• Întorsura Buzăului (Bozdaforduló)

[edit] Communes

• Aita Mare (Nagyajta)
• Arcuş (Árkos)
• Barcani (Zágonbarkány)
• Băţani (Nagybacon)
• Belin (Bölön)
• Bixad (Sepsibükszád)
• Bodoc (Sepsibodok)
• Boroşneu Mare (Nagyborosnyó)
• Brăduţ (Bardóc)
• Brateş (Barátos)
• Breţcu (Bereck)
• Catalina (Szentkatolna)
• Cernat (Csernáton)
• Chichiş (Kökös)
• Comandău (Kommandó)
• Dalnic (Dálnok)
• Dobârlău (Dobolló)
• Estelnic (Esztelnek)
• Ghelinţa (Gelence)
• Ghidfalău (Gidófalva)
• Haghig (Hidvég)
• Ilieni (Illyefalva)
• Lemnia (Lemhény)
• Malnaş (Málnás)
• Mereni (Kézdialmés)
• Micfalău (Mikóújfalu)
• Moacşa (Maksa)
• Ojdula (Ozsdola)
• Ozun (Uzon)
• Poian (Kézdiszentkereszt)
• Reci (Réty)
• Sânzieni (Kézdiszentlélek)
• Sita Buzăului (Szitabodza)
• Turia (Torja)
• Vâlcele (Előpatak)
• Valea Crişului (Sepsikőröspatak)
• Valea Mare (Nagypatak)
• Vârghiş (Vargyas)
• Zăbala (Zabola)
• Zagon (Zágon)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• www.covasna.ro - site of Covasna