Alba County

Alba County
Județul Alba
County
Location of Alba County in Romania
Country Romania
Development region1Centru
Historic regionTransylvania
County seatAlba Iulia
Government
 • TypeCounty Board
 • President of the County BoardIon Dumitrel (PDL)
 • Prefect2Dan Simedru-Coriolan
Area
 • Total6,242 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
 • Rank16th in Romania
Population
 • Total327,224
 • Rank29th in Romania
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
51wxyz3
Area code+40 x584
Car PlatesAB5
GDPUS$ 3.77 billion (2008)
GDP/capitaUS$ 9,842 (2008)
WebsiteCounty Board
County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed 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 to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries corp
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or eaven 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 utilitary vehicles & ATVs, etc.) and the ones used outside the county

46°08′00″N 23°32′00″E / 46.1333°N 23.5333°E / 46.1333; 23.5333 Alba (IPA: ['al.ba]; Hungarian: Fehér) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania. The capital of Alba County is Alba Iulia, with a population of 72,405 people.

Geography

Alba County has an area of 6,242 km².

The main rivers are the Mureş River and its tributaries, the Târnava, the Sebeş and the Arieş.

Divisions

Alba County has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 67 communes, all listed below:

Municipalities

Towns

  • Abrud
  • Baia de Arieş
  • Câmpeni
  • Cugir
  • Ocna Mureş
  • Teiuş
  • Zlatna

Communes

  • Albac
  • Almaşu Mare
  • Arieşeni
  • Avram Iancu
  • Berghin
  • Bistra
  • Blandiana
  • Bucerdea Grânoasă
  • Bucium
  • Câlnic, Alba
  • Cenade
  • Cergău
  • Ceru-Băcăinţi
  • Cetatea de Baltă
  • Ciugud
  • Ciuruleasa
  • Crăciunelu de Jos
  • Cricău
  • Cut
  • Daia Româna
  • Doştat
  • Fărău
  • Galda de Jos
  • Gârbova
  • Gârda de Sus
  • Gura Ariesului
  • Hopârta
  • Horea
  • Ighiu
  • Întregalde
  • Jidvei
  • Livezile
  • Lopadea Nouă
  • Lunca Mureşului
  • Lupşa
  • Meteş
  • Mihalţ
  • Mirăslău
  • Mogoş
  • Noşlac
  • Ocoliş
  • Ohaba
  • Pianu
  • Poiana Vadului
  • Ponor
  • Poşaga
  • Rădeşti
  • Râmeţ
  • Rimetea
  • Roşia de Secaş
  • Roşia Montană
  • Sălciua
  • Săliştea
  • Sâncel
  • Sântimbru
  • Săsciori
  • Scărişoara
  • Şibot
  • Sohodol
  • Şona
  • Şpring
  • Stremţ
  • Şugag
  • Unirea
  • Vadu Moţilor
  • Valea Lungă
  • Vidra
  • Vinţu de Jos