Bihor is a county (judeţ

Judet

A județ is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used for some time in Moldova, before that country switched to raions.Județ translates into English as jurisdiction, but is commonly mistranslated as county .The territory of Romania is divided for administrative purposes into 41...

) of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, in Crişana

Crisana

Crișana is a geographical and historical region divided today between Romania and Hungary, named after the Criș River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru and Crișul Repede....

, with capital city at Oradea

Oradea

Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...

. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion

Biharia Euroregion

Biharia euroregion is an euroregion located in Romania and Hungary.-Administration:*Biharia euroregion is composed of:**Bihor County in **Hajdú-Bihar County in *The administrative center is Oradea which is the largest city of the euroregion....

.

Demographics

In 2002, Bihor had a population of 600,246 and the population density was 79.56/km². 48.6% of its population lives in urban areas, lower than the Romanian average.

• Romanians
  Romanians
  The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
  
   – 67.38%
• Hungarians – 25.96%
• Roma – 5.01%
• Slovaks
  Slovaks
  The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
  
   – 1.22%
• Germans
  Ethnic German
  Ethnic Germans historically also ), also collectively referred to as the German diaspora, refers to people who are of German ethnicity. Many are not born in Europe or in the modern-day state of Germany or hold German citizenship...
  
   – 0.19%

By religion

99.4% of the county's population are Christian and of these:

• Romanian Orthodox
  Romanian Orthodox Church
  The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...
  
   – 59.7%
• Reformed
  Reformed Church in Romania
  The Reformed Church in Romania is the organization of the Calvinist church in Romania. The majority of its followers are of Hungarian ethnicity and Hungarian is the main church language...
  
   – 18.1%;
• Catholic – 11.5% (Roman Catholic
  Roman Catholicism in Romania
  The Roman Catholic Church in Romania is a Latin Rite Christian church, part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome. Its administration is centered in Bucharest, and comprises two archdioceses and four other dioceses...
  
   – 9.2%; Greek Catholic
  Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
  The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is an Eastern Catholic Church which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language....
  
   – 2.3%)
• Pentecostal – 5.7%;
• Baptists
  Baptist Union of Romania
  The Baptist Union of Romania is an alliance of Baptist churches for cooperative ministry in Romania. Since independent churches have no legal standing in Romania, the Baptist Union also provides a mediatorial relationship between churches and government.The first modern-era Baptists in Romania...
  
   – 3.7%;
• Adventist
  Adventist
  Adventism is a Christian movement which began in the 19th century, in the context of the Second Great Awakening revival in the United States. The name refers to belief in the imminent Second Coming of Jesus Christ. It was started by William Miller, whose followers became known as Millerites...
  
   – 0.3%;

Year	County population
1948	536,323
1956	574,488
1966	586,460
1977	633,094
1992	638,863
2002	600,246

Geography

This county has a total area of 7,544 km². In the East side of the County there are the Apuseni Mountains

Apuseni Mountains

The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians, also called Occidentali in Romanian. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset" i.e. "western". The highest peak is "Cucurbăta Mare" - 1849 metres, also called Bihor...

 with heights up to 1,800 m. The heights decrease westwards, passing through the hills an ending in the Romanian Western Plain – the eastern side of the Pannonian plain.

The county is mainly the Criş

Körös River

Körös is the name of a 195 km long river in eastern Hungary. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Fehér-Körös and Fekete-Körös near Gyula. The Sebes-Körös flows into the Körös near Gyomaendrőd...

 hydrographic basine with the rivers Crişul Repede, Crişul Negru and Barcău

Barcau River (Cris)

The Barcău River or Bereteu River is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It has a length of 134 kilometers and a watershed area of 2,025 km²...

 the main rivers.

Neighbours

• Sălaj County
  Salaj County
  Sălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of ....
  
  , Cluj County
  Cluj County
  Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...
  
   and Alba County
  Alba County
  Alba is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, its capital city being Alba-Iulia with a population of 66,406.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density was 61/km².* Romanians - 90.4%* Hungarians - 5.4%...
  
   in the East.
• Hungary
  Hungary
  Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
  
   in the West – Hajdú-Bihar County
  Hajdú-Bihar
  Hajdú-Bihar is an administrative county in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Békés. The capital of Hajdú-Bihar county is Debrecen...
  
  .
• Satu Mare County
  Satu Mare County
  Satu Mare County is a county of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians , Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians .-Demographics:...
  
   in the North.
• Arad County
  Arad County
  Arad is an administrative division of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crişana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad...
  
   in the South.

Economy

Bihor is one of the wealthiest counties in Romania, with a GDP per capita well above the national average. Recently, the economy has been driven by a number of construction projects. Bihor has the lowest unemployment rate in Romania and among the lowest in Europe, with only 2.4% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 5.1%.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Textile industry.
• Food and beverages industry.
• Mechanical components industry.
• Metallurgy.

In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and bauxite

Bauxite

Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...

. Also crude oil is being extracted

Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

• The city of Oradea
  Oradea
  Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
  
  .
• The Apuseni Mountains
  Apuseni Mountains
  The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians, also called Occidentali in Romanian. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset" i.e. "western". The highest peak is "Cucurbăta Mare" - 1849 metres, also called Bihor...
  
  :
  • The Stâna de Vale Resort and the Iada valley.
  • The Caves around Padiş and on the Sighiştel River Valley.
  • The Bear's Cave
    Pestera Ursilor
    Bear Cave , was discovered in 1975, by "Speodava", an amateur speleologist group, and is considered to be an interesting site-seeing location. The cave is located in the western Apuseni Mountains, on the outskirts of Chişcău Village, in Bihor County, Romania....
    
    .
• Băile Felix
  Baile Felix
  Băile Felix is a thermal spa resort near the commune of Sânmartin in Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania. They are among the best known and most quality thermal spas in the country...
  
   Resort.

Administrative divisions

Bihor County has 4 municipalities, 6 towns and 91 communes.

• Municipalities
  • Beiuş
    Beius
    Beiuș is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani.-Population:According to the 2002 Census, Beiuş has a population of 10,996 inhabitants....
    
    
  • Marghita
    Marghita
    Marghita is a city in Bihor County, Romania. It administers two villages, Cheţ and Ghenetea .-History:The name appears to be derived from the name "Margit" , Saint Margaret the patron of a local church. The first time it was used in a document was in 1216...
    
    
  • Oradea
    Oradea
    Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
    
     – capital city; 206,614 (as of 2002)
  • Salonta
    Salonta
    Salonta is a city in Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania, near the Hungarian border.-Population:According to the last Romanian census from 2002, the city has a population of 18,074, made up of Hungarians , Romanians , Roma , and others .In terms of religion, 51.12% are Reformed , 36.46% Romanian...
    
    
• Towns
  • Aleşd
    Alesd
    Aleşd is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It is located in the east of the county, near the border with Cluj County.-Geography:Aleşd is located on the main railway line between Oradea and Bucharest...
    
    
  • Nucet
    Nucet
    Nucet is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Its name means "walnut trees" both in Romanian and Hungarian. It administers two villages, Băiţa and Băiţa-Plai.-Population:...
    
    
  • Săcueni
    Sacueni
    Săcueni is a town in Romania. It administers five villages: Cadea, Ciocaia, Cubulcut, Olosig and Sânnicolau de Munte.-Geography:It is located around 42 km north-east of Oradea, in the proximity of the Hungarian border in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania.-History:The first written...
    
    
  • Ştei
    Stei
    Ștei is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Between 1958 and 1996, it was named Dr. Petru Groza, after the Romanian socialist leader who had died in 1958.-History:...
    
    
  • Valea lui Mihai
    Valea lui Mihai
    Valea lui Mihai is a town in Romania.-Geography:It is located around 66 km north-east of Oradea, 9 km from the Hungarian border in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania.-History:...
    
    
  • Vaşcău
    Vascau
    Vaşcău is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. It administers five villages: Câmp, Câmp-Moţi, Coleşti, Vărzarii de Jos and Vărzarii de Sus.-Population:According to the last census from 2002 there were 2,854 people living within the city....
    
    

• Communes
  • Abram
    Abram, Bihor
    Abram is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,354 people. It is composed of eight villages: Abram, Cohani , Dijir , Iteu , Iteu Nou , Margine , Satu Barbă and Suiug ....
    
    
  • Abrămuţ
    Abramut
    Abrămuţ is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,923 people. It is composed of four villages: Abrămuţ, Crestur, Făncica and Petreu....
    
    
  • Aştileu
    Astileu
    Aştileu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania, close to the border with Hungary. It is composed of four villages: Aştileu, Călăţea, Chistag and Peştere....
    
    
  • Auşeu
    Auseu
    Auşeu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,939 people. It is composed of six villages: Auşeu, Cacuciu Vechi, Codrişoru, Gheghie, Groşi and Luncşoara....
    
    
  • Avram Iancu
    Avram Iancu, Bihor
    Avram Iancu is a commune in Bihor county, in the western part of Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of three villages: Ant , Avram Iancu and Tămaşda . The majority of the population in Avram Iancu village is Romanian...
    
    
  • Balc
    Balc, Bihor
    Balc is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Almaşu Mare, Almaşu Mic, Balc, Ghida and Săldăbagiu de Barcău....
    
    
  • Batăr
    Batar
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  • Biharia
    Biharia
    Biharia is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It is composed of two villages, Biharia and Cauaceu . In 2002 it had 5,870 inhabitants, of whom 85.87% were Hungarians, 12.12% Romanians and 1.73% Roma.-History:...
    
    
  • Boianu Mare
    Boianu Mare
    Boianu Mare is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,385 people. It is composed of five villages: Boianu Mare, Corboaia, Huta, Păgaia and Rugea....
    
    
  • Borod
    Borod, Bihor
    Borod is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,022 people. It is composed of six villages: Borod, Borozel, Cetea, Corniţel, Şerani and Valea Mare de Criş....
    
    
  • Borş
    Bors, Bihor
    Borş is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It is composed of four villages: Borş, Santăul Mic , Santăul Mare and Sântion . In 2002, 92.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 6% Romanians and 0.9% Roma....
    
    
  • Bratca
  • Brusturi
    Brusturi, Bihor
    Brusturi is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,238 people. It is composed of eight villages: Brusturi, Cuieşd, Loranta, Orvişele, Păuleşti, Picleu, Ţigăneştii de Criş and Varasău....
    
    
  • Budureasa
    Budureasa
    Budureasa is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,671 people. It is composed of five villages: Budureasa, Burda, Saca, Sălişte de Beiuş and Teleac ....
    
    
  • Buduslău
    Buduslau
    Buduslău is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It is composed of two villages, Albiş and Buduslău. In 2002, 94.5% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 3.9% Roma and 1.4% Romanians....
    
    
  • Bulz
    Bulz
    Bulz is a commune in Bihor County, Romania with a population of 2,321 people. It is composed of three villages: Bulz, Munteni and Remeţi....
    
    

• • Bunteşti
    Buntesti
    Bunteşti is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,615 people. It is composed of nine villages: Bunteşti, Brădet, Dumbrăvani, Ferice, Leleşti, Poienii de Jos, Poienii de Sus, Săud and Stânceşti....
    
    
  • Căbeşti
    Cabesti
    Căbeşti is a commune in Romania, Bihor County, around 13 kilometers north of the town of Beiuş.-Administration:The commune is composed of five villages: Căbeşti, Goila, Gurbeşti, Josani and Sohodol.-Josani:...
    
    
  • Câmpani
    Câmpani
    Câmpani is a commune in Romania, in the southern parts of Bihor County. Its earliest attested documentation dates to 1600. It is situated near the Apuseni Mountains, on the banks of Băiţa River...
    
    
  • Căpâlna
    Capâlna
    Căpâlna is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,943 people. It is composed of five villages: Căpâlna, Ginta, Rohani, Săldăbagiu Mic and Suplacu de Tinca.-References:...
    
    
  • Cărpinet
    Carpinet
    Cărpinet is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,174 people. It is composed of four villages: Călugări, Cărpinet, Izbuc and Leheceni....
    
    
  • Cefa
    Cefa
    Cefa is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 6,124 people. It is composed of three villages: Ateaş, Cefa and Inand. It also included five other villages until 2003, when they were split off to form Gepiu and Sânnicolau Român Communes....
    
    
  • Ceica
    Ceica
    Ceica is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,975 people. It is composed of seven villages: Bucium, Ceica, Ceişoara, Corbeşti, Cotiglet, Duşeşti and Inceşti....
    
    
  • Cetariu
    Cetariu
    Cetariu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,124 people. It is composed of four villages: Cetariu, Şişterea, Şuşturogi and Tăutelec. It also included three other villages until 2003, when they were split off to form Paleu Commune....
    
    
  • Cherechiu
    Cherechiu
    Cherechiu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,405 people. It is composed of three villages: Cherechiu, Cheşereu and Târguşor....
    
    
  • Chişlaz
    Chislaz
    Chişlaz is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,341 people. It is composed of seven villages: Chiraleu, Chişlaz, Hăuceşti, Mişca, Pocluşa de Barcău, Sărsig and Sânlazăr....
    
    
  • Ciuhoi
  • Ciumeghiu
    Ciumeghiu
    Ciumeghiu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,361 people. It is composed of three villages: Boiu, Ciumeghiu and Ghiorac....
    
    
  • Cociuba Mare
    Cociuba Mare
    Cociuba Mare is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,131 people. It is composed of four villages: Cărăsău, Cheşa, Cociuba Mare and Petid....
    
    
  • Copăcel
    Copacel
    Copăcel is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,394 people. It is composed of six villages: Bucuroaia , Chijic , Copăcel, Poiana Tăşad , Sărand and Surduc .-References:...
    
    
  • Criştioru de Jos
    Cristioru de Jos
    Criştioru de Jos is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,589 people. It is composed of five villages: Bâlc, Criştioru de Jos, Criştioru de Sus, Poiana and Sălişte de Vaşcău....
    
    

• • Curăţele
    Curatele
    Curăţele is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,721 people. It is composed of five villages: Beiuşele, Cresuia, Curăţele, Nimăieşti and Pociovelişte....
    
    
  • Curtuişeni
    Curtuiseni
    Curtuişeni is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,671 people. It is composed of two villages, Curtuişeni and Văşad....
    
    
  • Derna
  • Diosig
    Diosig
    Diosig is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 9653 people. It is composed of two villages, Diosig and Ianca ....
    
    
  • Dobreşti
    Dobresti, Bihor
    Dobreşti is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 5,500 people. It is composed of eight villages: Cornişeşti, Crânceşti, Dobreşti, Hidişel, Luncasprie, Răcaş, Topa de Jos and Topa de Sus.-References:...
    
    
  • Drăgăneşti
    Draganesti, Bihor
    Drăgăneşti is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,834 people. It is composed of ten villages: Belejeni, Drăgăneşti, Grădinari, Livada Beiuşului, Mizieş, Păcăleşti , Păntăşeşti, Sebiş, Talpe and Ţigăneştii de Beiuş.-References:...
    
    
  • Drăgeşti
    Dragesti
    Drăgeşti is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,487 people. It is composed of five villages: Dicăneşti, Drăgeşti, Stracoş, Tăşad and Topeşti.- References :...
    
    
  • Finiş
    Finis
    Finiş is a commune in Bihor County, Romania, two kilometers from the town of Beiuş. It is composed of four villages: Finiş, Fiziş , Ioaniş and Şuncuiş ....
    
    
  • Gepiu
    Gepiu
    Gepiu is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bicaci and Gepiu. These were part of Cefa Commune until 2003, when they were split off....
    
    
  • Girişu de Criş
    Girisu de Cris
    Girişu de Criş is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 5,102 people. It is composed of two villages, Girişu de Criş and Tărian....
    
    
  • Hidişelu de Sus
    Hidiselu de Sus
    Hidişelu de Sus is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,218 people. It is composed of five villages: Hidişelu de Jos, Hidişelu de Sus, Mierlău, Sântelec and Şumugiu....
    
    
  • Holod
    Holod, Bihor
    Holod is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,447 people. It is composed of eight villages: Dumbrava, Dumbrăviţa, Forosig, Hodiş, Holod, Lupoaia, Valea Mare de Codru and Vintere....
    
    
  • Husasău de Tinca
    Husasau de Tinca
    Husasău de Tinca is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,293 people. It is composed of five villages: Fonău , Husasău de Tinca, Miersig , Oşand and Sititelec ....
    
    
  • Ineu
    Ineu, Bihor
    Ineu is a commune in Bihor County, north-western Romania with a population of 4075 people. It is composed of three villages: Botean, Husasău de Criş and Ineu.-References:...
    
    
  • Lăzăreni
    Lazareni
    Lăzăreni is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,942 people. It is composed of eight villages: Bicăcel, Calea Mare, Cărăndeni, Cărănzel, Gepiş, Gruilung, Lăzăreni and Miheleu....
    
    

• • Lazuri de Beiuş
    Lazuri de Beius
    Lazuri de Beiuş is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,815 people. It is composed of four villages: Băleni, Cusuiuş, Hinchiriş and Lazuri de Beiuş....
    
    
  • Lugaşu de Jos
    Lugasu de Jos
    Lugaşu de Jos is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,209 people. It is composed of three villages: Lugaşu de Jos, Lugaşu de Sus and Urvind....
    
    
  • Lunca
    Lunca, Bihor
    Lunca is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,140 people. It is composed of six villages: Briheni, Hotărel, Lunca, Sârbeşti, Seghişte and Şuştiu....
    
    
  • Mădăras
    Madaras, Bihor
    Mădăras is a commune in Bihor County, Romania, 3 km away from Salonta, located nearby the Hungarian border - on the European road E671, and the Körös River canal. In 2002, it had 3,024 inhabitants. The commune Hungarian name means "fowler", the Romanian name derives from that as well...
    
    
  • Măgeşti
    Magesti
    Măgeşti is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,787 people. It is composed of seven villages: Butani, Cacuciu Nou, Dobricioneşti, Gălăşeni, Josani, Măgeşti and Ortiteag.-References:...
    
    
  • Nojorid
    Nojorid, Bihor
    Nojorid is a large commune located in Bihor County, western Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Apateu, Chişirid, Leş, Livada de Bihor, Nojorid, Păuşa and Şauaieu....
    
    
  • Olcea
    Olcea
    Olcea is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,871 people. It is composed of four villages: Călacea, Hodişel, Olcea and Ucuriş....
    
    
  • Oşorhei
    Osorhei
    Oşorhei is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 5,874 people. It is composed of five villages: Alparea, Cheriu, Felcheriu, Fughiu and Oşorhei.-References:...
    
    
  • Paleu
    Paleu
    Paleu is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Paleu, Săldăbagiu de Munte and Uileacu de Munte. These were part of Cetariu Commune until 2003, when they were split off....
    
    
  • Pietroasa
    Pietroasa, Bihor
    Pietroasa is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,341 people. It is composed of seven villages: Chişcău , Cociuba Mică, Giuleşti, Gurani, Măgura, Moţeşti and Pietroasa....
    
    
  • Pocola
    Pocola, Bihor
    Pocola is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,625 people. It is composed of five villages: Feneriş, Petrani, Pocola, Poietari and Sânmartin de Beiuş....
    
    
  • Pomezeu
    Pomezeu
    Pomezeu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,266 people. It is composed of eight villages: Câmpani de Pomezeu, Coşdeni, Hidiş, Lacu Sărat, Pomezeu, Sitani, Spinuş de Pomezeu and Vălani de Pomezeu....
    
    
  • Popeşti
    Popesti, Bihor
    Popeşti is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 8,547 people. It is composed of seven villages: Bistra, Budoi, Cuzap, Popeşti, Varviz, Vărzari and Voivozi....
    
    
  • Răbăgani
    Rabagani
    Răbăgani is a commune in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Albeşti, Brăteşti, Răbăgani, Sălişte de Pomezeu, Săucani and Vărăşeni. It is located about 50 km south of Oradea. It was mosly Hungarian until 1955, when it became equally split 50/50 with the Romanian community....
    
    
  • Remetea
    Remetea, Bihor
    Remetea is a commune in Bihor County, west of Romania. It is composed of five villages: Drăgoteni, Meziad, Petreasa, Remetea and Şoimuş.-Population:The commune has a population of 3513 inhabitants.According to the 2002 census the population structure is:...
    
    

• • Rieni
    Rieni
    Rieni is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,084 people. It is composed of six villages: Cucuceni, Ghighişeni, Petrileni, Rieni, Sudrigiu and Valea de Jos....
    
    
  • Roşia
    Rosia, Bihor
    Roşia is a large commune in Romania, Bihor County, around 21 kilometers north from the town of Beiuş. It is composed of two villages, Lazuri and Roşia.-General information:Roşia has a large surface area and it lies at the edge of the Apuseni Mountains....
    
    
  • Roşiori
    Rosiori, Bihor
    Roşiori is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Mihai Bravu, Roşiori and Vaida.-References:...
    
    
  • Sâmbăta
    Sâmbata
    Sâmbăta is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,619 people. It is composed of six villages: Copăceni, Ogeşti, Rogoz, Rotăreşti, Sâmbăta and Zăvoiu....
    
    
  • Sânnicolau Român
    Sânnicolau Român
    Sânnicolau Român is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Berechiu, Roit and Sânnicolau Român. These were part of Cefa Commune until 2003, when they were split off.-References:...
    
    
  • Sânmartin
    Sânmartin, Bihor
    Sânmartin is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 8,854 people. It is the site of two spas, Băile 1 Mai and Băile Felix.-Villages:The commune is composed of six villages: Betfia, Cihei, Cordău, Haieu, Rontău and Sânmartin....
    
    
  • Sântandrei
    Sântandrei
    Sântandrei is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It is composed of two villages, Palota and Sântandrei.-References:...
    
    
  • Sârbi
    Sârbi
    Sârbi is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,904 people. It is composed of seven villages: Almaşu Mic, Burzuc, Chioag, Fegernic, Fegernicu Nou, Sarcău and Sârbi....
    
    
  • Săcădat
    Sacadat
    Săcădat is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,857 people. It is composed of three villages: Borşa, Săbolciu and Săcădat.-References:...
    
    
  • Sălacea
    Salacea
    Sălacea is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,096 people. It is composed of two villages, Otomani and Sălacea...
    
    
  • Sălard
    Salard
    Sălard is a commune in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hodoş, Sălard and Sântimreu....
    
    
  • Spinuş
    Spinus
    Spinuş is one of the smallest communes in Bihor county, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ciuleşti , Gurbeşti , Nădar , Sălişte and Spinuş....
    
    
  • Suplacu de Barcău
    Suplacu de Barcau
    Suplacu de Barcău is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,590. It is composed of six villages: Borumlaca, Dolea, Foglaş, Suplacu de Barcău, Valea Cerului and Vâlcelele.-See also:* Suplacu de Barcău Viaduct...
    
    
  • Şimian
    Simian, Bihor
    Șimian is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,924 people. It is composed of three villages: Șilindru, Șimian and Voivozi....
    
    
  • Şinteu
    Sinteu
    Şinteu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,287 people. It is composed of four villages: Huta Voivozi , Socet , Şinteu and Valea Târnei . 98.2% of the inhabitants are Slovaks, and 98.6% of them are Roman Catholic....
    
    

• • Şoimi
    Soimi
    Şoimi is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,912 people. It is composed of eight villages: Borz, Codru, Dumbrăviţa de Codru, Pocluşa de Beiuş, Sânnicolau de Beiuş, Şoimi, Ursad and Urviş de Beiuş....
    
    
  • Şuncuiuş
    Suncuius
    Șuncuiuș is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It has a population of 3,499 people and is composed of four villages: Bălnaca, Bălnaca-Groși, Șuncuiuș and Zece Hotare....
    
    
  • Tămăşeu
    Tamaseu
    Tămăşeu is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Niuved, Parhida, Satu Nou and Tămăşeu....
    
    
  • Tărcaia
    Tarcaia
    Tărcaia is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,076 people. It is composed of four villages: Mierag, Tărcaia, Tărcăiţa and Totoreni.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Tarcea
    Tarcea
    Tarcea is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Adoni , Galoşpetreu and Tarcea. At the 2002 census, it had 2706 inhabitants, of whom 77% were Hungarians, 16.8% Romanians and 6.1% Roma. 51.7% were Reformed, 20% Roman Catholic, 12.6% Romanian Orthodox, 9.2%...
    
    
  • Tăuteu
    Tauteu
    Tăuteu is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,319 people. It is composed of five villages: Bogei, Chiribiş, Ciutelec, Poiana and Tăuteu....
    
    
  • Tileagd
    Tileagd
    Tileagd is a large commune located in Bihor County, western Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bălaia, Călătani, Poşoloaca, Tileagd, Tilecuş and Uileacu de Criş.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Tinca
    Tinca
    Tinca is a commune in the south-central part of Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Belfir, Gurbediu, Girişu Negru, Râpa and Tinca.-Tourism:It is known locally for its magnesium and calcium-rich mineral water springs....
    
    
  • Toboliu
    Toboliu
    Toboliu is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. Established in 2007 when it was split from Girişu de Criş Commune, it is composed of two villages, Cheresig and Toboliu....
    
    
  • Tulca
    Tulca
    Tulca is a commune in Bihor county, in the Western Plains of Romania. It is located 12 kilometers from the city of Salonta and is composed of two villages, Căuaşd and Tulca. Most of the population is Romanian, but there are small minorities of Hungarians and Roma....
    
    
  • Ţeţchea
    Tetchea
    Ţeţchea is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,063 people. It is composed of four villages: Hotar, Subpiatră, Telechiu and Ţeţchea....
    
    
  • Uileacu de Beiuş
    Uileacu de Beius
    Uileacu de Beiuş is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,404 people. It is composed of four villages: Forău , Prisaca , Vălanii de Beiuş and Uileacu de Beiuş....
    
    
  • Vadu Crişului
    Vadu Crisului
    Vadu Crişului is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,248 people. It is composed of four villages: Birtin, Topa de Criş, Tomnatic and Vadu Crişului....
    
    
  • Vârciorog
    Vârciorog
    Vârciorog is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 2,283 people. It is composed of four villages: Fâşca, Surducel, Şerghiş and Vârciorog....
    
    
  • Viişoara
    Viisoara, Bihor
    Viişoara is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 1,326 people. It is composed of four villages: Izvoarele, Pădureni, Reghea and Viişoara.-References:...