Torda-Aranyos County
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox Former Subdivision Torda-Aranyos was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Torda (present-day Turda).
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 (plus small parts of Alsó-Fehér County) 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 (the north, including Turda), Alba (the south and west) and Mureș (the east).
Demographics
| Census | Total | Romanian | Hungarian | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 137,031 | 96,809 (73.15%) | 30,472 (23.02%) | 5,063 (3.83%) |
| 1890<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 150,564 | 107,491 (71.39%) | 37,590 (24.97%) | 5,483 (3.64%) |
| 1900<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 160,579 | 116,833 (72.76%) | 40,806 (25.41%) | 2,940 (1.83%) |
| 1910<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 174,375 | 125,668 (72.07%) | 44,630 (25.59%) | 4,077 (2.34%) |
| Census | Total | Greek Catholic | Eastern Orthodox | Calvinist | Unitarian | Roman Catholic | Jewish | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 137,031 | 56,169 (40.99%) | 47,050 (34.34%) | 18,781 (13.71%) | 8,991 (6.56%) | 4,390 (3.20%) | 1,355 (0.99%) | 295 (0.22%) |
| 1890 | 150,564 | 62,023 (41.19%) | 49,131 (32.63%) | 22,506 (14.95%) | 9,480 (6.30%) | 5,253 (3.49%) | 1,931 (1.28%) | 240 (0.16%) |
| 1900 | 160,579 | 66,293 (41.28%) | 52,457 (32.67%) | 23,607 (14.70%) | 10,005 (6.23%) | 5,490 (3.42%) | 2,465 (1.54%) | 262 (0.16%) |
| 1910 | 174,375 | 72,672 (41.68%) | 56,748 (32.54%) | 25,526 (14.64%) | 9,932 (5.70%) | 6,539 (3.75%) | 2,357 (1.35%) | 310 (0.18%) |
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Torda-Aranyos county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Template:Color box Alsójára | Alsójára (now Iara) |
| Template:Color box Felvinc | Felvinc (now Unirea) |
| Template:Color box Marosludas | Marosludas (now Luduș) |
| Template:Color box Topánfalva | Topánfalva (now Câmpeni) |
| Template:Color box Turda | Torda (now Turda) |
| Template:Color box Torockó | Torockó (now Rimetea) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Template:Color box Torda (now Turda) | |