Harghita County

Harghita
Harghita
County (Judeţ)
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 46°38′36″N 25°34′30″E / 46.6433°N 25.5749°E
Country	Romania
Development region1	Centru
Historic region	Transylvania
Capital city (Reşedinţă de judeţ)	Miercurea-Ciuc
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Levente Zoltán Bunta (UDMR)
• Prefect2	Constantin Strujan
Area
• Total	6,639 km2 (2,563 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	326,222
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	53wxyz3
Area code	+40 x664
Car Plates	HR5
Website	County Board; County Prefecture

Harghita (IPA: [har.'gi.ta]; Romanian: Judeţul Harghita; Hungarian: Hargita megye) is a county (judeţ) in the central part of Romania, in the eastern part of Transylvania. The capital of Harghita County is Miercurea-Ciuc.

Geography

Harghita County has an area of 6,639 square kilometers.

Two of the most important rivers in Romania, the Mureş River and the Olt River, start in Harghita County.

Harghita County has 4 municipalities, 5 towns, and 58 communes.

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