Bihor County

Also known as Bihor

county in Romania

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Bihor County is a region located in western Romania that serves as an administrative division of the country. It is notable as one of Romania's geographic and administrative units in the Transylvania area.

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Official name: Bihor
Population: 551297
Area: 7544.0
Elevation: 418
Official website: www.cjbihor.ro
Image: Oradea (Nagyvárad) - piaţa Unirii.JPG
Licence plate code: BH

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Commons category: Bihor County
native label: Bihar
inception: 1925-01-01

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Bihor County ( Romanian pronunciation: [biˈhor] , Hungarian: Bihar megye) is a county (județ) in western Romania. With a total area of 7,544 km (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 (Nagyvárad).

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