[GQ5]-Welcome to Mures County - Sovata Traditional Cache
[GQ5]-Welcome to Mures County - Sovata
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Mureș (Hungarian: Maros megye) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as Maros megye, and in German as Kreis Mieresch. During Austro-Hungarian administration, from 1876 to 1918, there was a county with similar name (see: Maros-Torda County).
Geography
The county has a total area of 6,714 km². The northeastern side of the county consists of the Călimani and Gurghiu Mountains and the sub-Carpathian hills, members of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county is part of the Transylvanian Plateau, with deep but wide valleys. The main river crossing in the county is the Mureș River. The Târnava Mare River and the Târnava Mică River also cross the county.
Neighbours
- Harghita County in the East. - Alba County and Cluj County in the West. - Bistrița-Năsăud County and Suceava County in the North. - Sibiu County and Brașov County in the South.
Demographics
In 2011, Mureș had a population of 550,846 and the population density was 82/km².
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