Torda-Aranyos

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Torda-Aranyos County
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876 – 1920
Location of Torda-Aranyos
Capital Torda
History
 - Established 1876
 - Treaty of Trianon June 41920
Area
 - 1910 3,514 km² (1,357 sq mi)
Population
 - 1910 est. 174,400 
     Density 49.6 /km²  (128.5 /sq mi)
Today part of Romania
Turda is the current name of the capital.

Torda-Aranyos is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Turda (Romanian, Torda in Hungarian).

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[edit] Geography

Torda-Aranyos county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Arad, Bihar, Kolozs, Maros-Torda, Kis-Küküllő, Alsó-Fehér and Hunyad. The rivers Mureş/Maros and Arieş/Aranyos flow through the county. Its area was 3497 km² around 1910.

[edit] History

Torda-Aranyos county was formed in 1876 on the territory of the Székely settlement Aranyosszék and part of the Torda region. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Cluj (the north, including Turda), Alba (the south and west) and Mureş (the east).

[edit] Demographics

In 1910, county had a population of 174,375 people. Population by language:

  • Romanian = 125,668
  • Hungarian = 44,630

[edit] Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Torda-Aranyos county were:

Districts (járás)
District Capital
Alsójára Alsójára, RO Iara
Felvinc Felvinc, RO Unirea
Marosludas Marosludas, RO Luduş
Topánfalva Topánfalva, RO Câmpeni
Torda Torda, RO Turda
Torockó Torockó, RO Rimetea
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Torda, RO Turda