Alba County

Alba County (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈalba]) is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536.

Alba County
Județul Alba
County
Location of Alba County in Romania
Country Romania
Development region1Centru
Historic regionTransylvania
County seatAlba Iulia
Government
  TypeCounty Board
  President of the County Board/County Council presidentIon Dumitrel (PNL)
  Prefect2Nicolae Albu
Area
  Total6,242 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
  Rank16th in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)
  Total325,941
  Rank29th in Romania
  Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
51wxyz3
Area code+40 x584
Car PlatesAB5
GDPUS$ 2.940 billion (2015)
GDP per capitaUS$ 8,970 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Board
County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed to draw funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He or she is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries corp
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utilitary vehicles & ATVs, etc.) and the ones used outside the county
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