Torda-Aranyos County


Torda-Aranyos was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania. The capital of the county was Torda.

Geography

Torda-Aranyos county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Arad, Bihar, Kolozs, Maros-Torda, Kis-Küküllő, Alsó-Fehér and Hunyad. The rivers Mureș and Arieș flowed through the county. Its area was 3,514 km2 around 1910.

History

Torda-Aranyos county was formed in 1876, when the western part of the Torda County and the Székely seat of Aranyosszék were united. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties of Cluj, Alba and Mureș.

Demographics

CensusTotalRomanianHungarianOther or unknown
1880137,03196,809 '30,472 '5,063 '
1890150,564107,491 '37,590 '5,483 '
1900160,579116,833 '40,806 '2,940 '
1910174,375125,668 '44,630 '4,077 '

CensusTotalGreek CatholicEastern OrthodoxCalvinistUnitarianRoman CatholicJewishOther or unknown
1880137,03156,169 '47,050 '18,781 '8,991 '4,390 '1,355 '295 '
1890150,56462,023 '49,131 '22,506 '9,480 '5,253 '1,931 '240 '
1900160,57966,293 '52,457 '23,607 '10,005 '5,490 '2,465 '262 '
1910174,37572,672 '56,748 '25,526 '9,932 '6,539 '2,357 '310 '

Subdivisions

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