Centru (development region)
development region of Romania
Centru (Centre) is a development region in Romania.
Centru | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E / 45.667°N 25.617°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Capital city | Braşov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34,100 km2 (13,200 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,306,540 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Romanians | 65.4% |
| • Hungarians | 29.9% |
| • Roma | 4.0% |
| • Germans | 0.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | RO12 |
| GDP per capita (PPS) | € 11,200 (2008)[1] |
| Website | http://www.adrcentru.ro/ |
Population
change2,306,540 people live in Centru.[2] (2011 Census). Its population density is 67.6/km².
As of 2002, the region had the most different kinds of people living in it in Romania. Ethnic Romanians were 65.4% of the population. Hungarians were 29.9%. Roma were 4%. Most of the Hungarian people live in the counties of Harghita and Covasna. In those two counties they are the majority.
| County | population 2011 |
|---|---|
| Alba | 342,336 |
| Brașov | 530,404 |
| Covasna | 211,254 |
| Harghita | 304,765 |
| Mureș | 540,508 |
| Sibiu | 377,273 |
| Total | 2,306,540 |
References
change- ↑ "GDP per inhabitant in 2008" (PDF). Eurostat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ "Infomare 1 Nov 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
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