Centru | |
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Region | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| Development AgencyHQ | Alba Iulia |
| Largest city | Brașov |
| Area | |
• Total | 34,082 km2 (13,159 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population (2021 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,271,067 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 66.635/km2 (172.58/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Romanians | 64.3% |
| • Hungarians | 30.9% |
| • Roma | 2.7% |
| • Germans | 0.4% |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $46.190 billion (2025) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | RO12 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.840[3] very high ·4th |
| Website | http://www.adrcentru.ro/ |
Centru (Centre) is adevelopment region inRomania. As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from theEuropean Union.
Centru is situated in the center of Romania, within the greater curvature of theCarpathian Mountains, on the upper and middle courses ofMureș andOlt, being crossed by the25th meridian east and the46th parallel north. With an area of 34,082 km2, accounting for 14.3% of the Romanian territory, Centru ranks 5th among the eight development regions. Due to its geographical position, it borders every other development region exceptBucurești - Ilfov, registering approximately equal distances from its central zone to the border crossing points.
The Centru region is made up of the following 6 counties:Alba,Brașov,Covasna,Harghita,Mureș andSibiu.
Lacking proper plains, the relief of Centru Region includes significant parts of the three branches of theRomanian Carpathians (almost half the area of the region), hilly area of theTransylvanian Plateau and depression area of contact between the hills and the mountains.
The hydrographic network is rich, consisting of upper and middle courses ofMureș andOlt and their tributaries. Natural lakes are diverse as genesis, the most notable being the glacial lakes in theFăgăraș Mountains,Sfânta Ana volcanic lake inHarghita Mountains,Red Lake, lake formed by damming the natural course of theBicaz River and Ursu Lake. The most important artificial lakes are the dam lakes onOlt andSebeș rivers, salt lakes in former salt mines atOcna Sibiului and theTransylvanian Plain fishponds.
The climate of the region is temperate continental, and varies by altitude. In the intramontane depressions of the eastern region,temperature inversions are frequent. InBod,Brașov County, the lowest temperature in Romania, −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F), was recorded on 25 January 1942.
Centru has a total population of 2,251,268[4] (2011 Census). Its population density is 73.99/km2, somewhat lower than the national average of 91.3/km2.
The region is one of the most ethnically-diverse in Romania, with ethnicRomanians making up 65.4% of the population,Hungarians making up 29.9% andRomani making up 4%. Most of the Hungarian population is concentrated in the counties ofHarghita andCovasna, where they make up a majority of a population.
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