Udvarhely
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| County seat in 1910 | Székelyudvarhely RO Odorheiu Secuiesc |
| Area in 1910 | 2,938 km² |
| Population in 1910 | 124,200 |
| Present country | Romania |
Udvarhely was the name of an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Székelyudvarhely (now Odorheiu Secuiesc).
[edit] Geography
Udvarhely county shared borders with the counties of Maros-Torda, Csík, Háromszék, Nagy-Küküllő, and Kis-Küküllő. The county lay in the Carpathian Mountains. Its area was 2938 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
The Udvarhely region was a settlement (seat) of the Székely, Udvarhelyszék. Udvarhely county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory constitutes now the present Romanian counties Harghita, Mureş (a small part in the west) and Covasna (a small part in the south-east).
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Udvarhely county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Homoród | Oklánd, RO Ocland |
| Parajd | Parajd, RO Praid |
| Székelykeresztúr | Székelykeresztúr, RO Cristuru Secuiesc |
| Udvarhely | Székelyudvarhely, RO Odorheiu Secuiesc |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Székelyudvarhely, RO Odorheiu Secuiesc | |
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