Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]; Hungarian: Szeben) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.
In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km².
At the 2002 census the county has the following population indices:
Religion:
Urbanisation - 5th most urbanised county in Romania:
Traditionally, the biggest minority in the county were Germans, but their number...
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Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]; Hungarian: Szeben) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.
In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km².
At the 2002 census the county has the following population indices:
Religion:
Urbanisation - 5th most urbanised county in Romania:
Traditionally, the biggest minority in the county were Germans, but their numbers have decreased since World War II and especially the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
The south side of the county, closer to the mountains was mainly inhabited by Romanians (Mărginimea Sibiului), and the north side of the country - the Transylvanian Plateau was inhabited evenly by Germans and Romanians, but most Saxon villages are now deserted. The Roma population, mainly from southern Romania, was placed close to the villages in the Communist period and have since increased their numbers.
This county has a total area of 5,432 km².
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