Harghita County

Harghita County
Județul Harghita
Hargita megye
Landscape around Lake Sfânta Ana, southern Harghita County
Landscape around Lake Sfânta Ana, southern Harghita County
Coat of arms of Harghita County
Harghita county, territorial location
Harghita county, territorial location
Country Romania
Development region1Centru
Historic regionTransylvania
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Miercurea Ciuc
Government
 • TypeCounty Council
 • President of the County CouncilCsaba Borboly [ro] (RMDSZ)
 • Prefect2Sándor Petres [ro]
Area
 • Total6,639 km2 (2,563 sq mi)
 • Rank13th in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
 • Total291,950
 • Rank33rd in Romania
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
53wxyz3
Area code+40 x664
Car PlatesHR5
GDPUS$1.840 billion (2015)
GDP per capitaUS$6,033 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. The Prefect is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps
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

Harghita County (Romanian: Județul Harghita, Romanian pronunciation: [harˈɡita] and Hungarian: Hargita megye, pronounced [ˈhɒrɡitɒ]) is a county (județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.

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