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Bistriţa-Năsăud (IPA: ['bis.tri.ʦa nə.'sə.ud]; Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania. The capital of Bistriţa-Năsăud County is Bistriţa.
Bistriţa-Năsăud | |
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County (Judeţ) | |
Coordinates: 47.1777°N 24.5077°E | |
Country | Romania |
Development region1 | Nord-Vest |
Historic region | Transylvania |
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ) | Bistriţa |
Government | |
• Type | County Board |
• President of the County Board | Gheorghe MArinescu |
• Prefect2 | Ioan Szilagyi |
Area | |
• Total | 5,355 km2 (2,068 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 311,657 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 42wxyz3 |
Area code | +40 x634 |
Car Plates | BN5 |
Website | County Board County Prefecture |
Bistriţa-Năsăud County has an area of 5,355 km². The main river that flows through Bistriţa-Năsăud County is the Someşul Mare River.
Bistriţa-Năsăud County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 56 communes.
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