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Surface of your region in km²:
Number of inhabitants:		% men: 49.71 - % women: 50.27
Rural population:		City population:
Capital city:
Main cities and number of inhabitants of each of them:	MIERCUREA CIUC (42487), ODORHEIU SECUIESC (36532), GHEORGHENI (20065), TOPLITA (16104), CRISTURU SECUIESC (10415), BAILE TUSNAD (1735), BALAN (8214), BORSEC (2851), VLAHITA (7107)
Main economic activities in the region:
Importance of tourism comparing to other economic affairs:	22 % is the percentage of the service-providing enterprises
SME: Number of private tourist companies with less than 5 employees in your Region:	600
Employment in tourism in % of total employment:	6 % of the labour force is employed in the service sector
Main landscape (mountains, urban areas, etc.):	The main characteristic of the relief is the dominancy of the mountainous area, which represents over 60% of the county’s territory. There are three main relief units: mountains with an altitude up to 2000 m, hills with medium altitude up to 800 m and intra mountainous as well as depressions among the hills, with an altitude between 400-800 m. The mountainous relief is formed of two parallel mountain chains, directed north west – south east.
Main climate:	The climate of the county is relative cold, the long, chilly winters and the short summers are characteristic. The annual average temperature is 6°C, the extreme temperature values where +36.5°C (1952) and -38,4°C (1985)
Main tourist activities:	In Harghita county are practiced the cultural and religious tourism, rural tourism, health tourism, ski tourism, gastronomy tourism, active and adventure tourism.
Main tourist cities:	BAILE TUSNAD, BORSEC; other settlements with a high tourism importance: PRAID, LAZAREA, HARGHITA BAI, LACU ROSU, CORUND, DARJIU.
Main cultural events:	Pentecost pilgrimage (religious event), One thousand Szekler Girls Day, Ancient Music Festival, Csángó Festival, Harghita County Days
Airport(s) in:	Targu Mures (134 km), Bucharest (270 km)

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