Alba (county) - Definition and Overview

Administrative map of Romania with Alba county highlighted

Alba (Hungarian: Fehér) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Alba Iulia (population: 72,405). Its common abbreviation is AB.

Demographics

In 2001, it had a population of 394,959 and the population density was 63/km².

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,242 km².

Cities

• Alba Iulia
• Cugir
• Sebeş
• Aiud
• Blaj
• Ocna Mureş
• Zlatna
• Câmpeni
• Teiuş
• Abrud
• Baia de Arieş

Villages

• Tărtăria
• Vintul de Jos (German: Alwintz)
• Cioara (now called Saliste)
• Gura Ariesului

Counties of Romania
Alba | Arad | Argeş | Bacău | Bihor | Bistriţa-Năsăud | Botoşani | Braşov | Brăila | Buzău | Caraş-Severin | Călăraşi | Cluj | Constanţa | Covasna | Dâmboviţa | Dolj | Galaţi | Giurgiu | Gorj | Harghita | Hunedoara | Ialomiţa | Iaşi | Ilfov | Maramureş | Mehedinţi | Mureş | Neamţ | Olt | Prahova | Satu Mare | Sălaj | Sibiu | Suceava | Teleorman | Timiş | Tulcea | Vaslui | Vâlcea | Vrancea