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Bihor County

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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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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bihor
Country
Romania
Located in
Romania
Contains
Bratca
Capital
Oradea
Population
551297
Area
7544.0
Elevation
418
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Arad County
Official website
www.cjbihor.ro
Image
Oradea (Nagyvárad) - piaţa Unirii.JPG
Licence plate code
BH
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Commons category
Bihor County
topic's main category
Category:Bihor County
category of associated people
Category:People from Bihor County
category for people born here
Category:Births in Bihor County
native label
Bihar
language used
Hungarian
inception
1925-01-01
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Bihor County
historical region
Partium
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Encyclopedic overview

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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