Nord-Vest (English: North West) is a development region in Romania, created in 1998.
The Nord-Vest region is made up of the 6 following counties: The economy of Nord-Vest is mainly agricultural (46% of its population having agriculture as their main occupation), even though there is some heavy and light industry in the major regional industrial centres of Cluj-Napoca, Oradea, Baia Mare, Bistrița, Satu Mare and Zalău.
Additionally, the A3 freeway is currently in construction and will cross Cluj, Sălaj and Bihor counties in the region.
Romania's Nord-Vest development region has a total population of 2,600,132[5] (2011 Census).
The third largest minority are Romani people, who make up 3.5%, slightly above the national average.