Centru (development region)
Encyclopedia
Centru is a development region
in Romania
.
making up 65.4% of the population, Hungarians making up 29.9% and Roma making up 4%. Most of the Hungarian population is concentrated in the counties of Harghita and Covasna
, where they make up a majority of a population.
Development regions of Romania
The development regions of Romania refer to the eight regional divisions created in Romania in 1998 in order to better co-ordinate regional development as Romania progressed towards accession to the European Union. The development regions correspond to NUTS II-level divisions in European Union...
in 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...
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Demographics
Centru has a total population of 2,523,021. Its population density is 73.99/km², somewhat lower than the national average of 91.3/km². The region is one of the most ethnically-diverse in Romania, with ethnic RomaniansRomanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
making up 65.4% of the population, Hungarians making up 29.9% and Roma making up 4%. Most of the Hungarian population is concentrated in the counties of Harghita and Covasna
Covasna County
Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...
, where they make up a majority of a population.