Bihor County

Bihor County
Județul Bihor
Bihar megye
County
Oradea, capital of Bihor County
Oradea, capital of Bihor County
Coat of arms of Bihor County
Location of Bihor County in Romania
Location of Bihor County in Romania
Country Romania
Historic regionCrișana
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Oradea
Government
 • TypeCounty Council
 • President of the County CouncilIlie Bolojan [ro] (PNL)
 • Prefect2Dumitru Țiplea [ro]
Area
 • Total7,544 km2 (2,913 sq mi)
 • Rank6th in Romania
Highest elevation
1,849 m (6,066 ft)
Lowest elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
 • Total551,297
 • Rank11th in Romania
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
41wxyz3
Area code+40 x594
ISO 3166 codeRO-BH
Car PlatesBH5
GDPUS$8.660 billion (2024)
GDP per CapitaUS$14,446 (2024)
WebsiteCounty Council
County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed to attract funds from the European Union[citation needed]
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a civil servant. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or firing) from the civil service
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even 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 utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Bihor County (Romanian pronunciation: [biˈhor] , Hungarian: Bihar megye) is a county (județ) in western Romania. With a total area of 7,544 km2 (2,913 sq mi), Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea.

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.