Bistrița-Năsăud County

Bistrița-Năsăud (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistrit͡sa nəsəˈud] ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița.

Bistrița-Năsăud County
Județul Bistrița-Năsăud
County
Colibița Lake, Bistrița-Năsăud County
Location of Bistrița-Năsăud County in Romania
Country Romania
Development region1Nord-Vest
Historic regionTransylvania
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Bistrița
Government
  TypeCounty Board
  President of the County CouncilEmil Radu Moldovan
  Prefect2Nastasia Bob
Area
  Total5,355 km2 (2,068 sq mi)
  Rank26th in Romania
Population
 (1st of December 2021)
  Total295,988
  Rank32nd in Romania
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
42wxyz3
Area code+40 x634
Car PlatesBN5
GDPUS$3.730 billion (2024)
GDP per capitaUS$6,723 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role, but were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, Romanian prefects are not politicians, but public functionaries. They are not allowed political party membership, and are banned from political activity for six months after resigning (or being excluded) from the public functionaries' corps.
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 utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
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