Halmeu
Halmi
Commune
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Halmeu is located in Romania
Halmeu
Halmeu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°1′E / 47.967°N 23.017°E / 47.967; 23.017
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ludovic Incze (UDMR)
Area
45.12 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,276
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
447145
Area code+40 x59
Vehicle reg.SM
Websitewww.halmeu.ro

Halmeu (Hungarian: Halmi, pronounced [ˈhɒlmi]; Yiddish: האַַלמין) is a commune of 4,276 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Băbești (Kisbábony), Dobolț (Dabolc), Halmeu, Halmeu-Vii (Halmihegy), and Mesteacăn (Nyírestanya). The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbești Commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, at a distance of 34 km (21 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine and near the border with Hungary. It is traversed by national road DN1C [ro] (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the border crossing at Halmeu, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26.

Demographics

Until World War II, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 people in 1877.[2] In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1,196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jewish (30.7%), and 613 Roman Catholic (17.7%).

At the 2011 census, Halmeu had a population of 4,968, of which 57% were Romanians, 36% Hungarians, and 3% Roma;[3] 57% had Romanian as first language, and 39% Hungarian.[4]

At the 2021 census, the number of inhabitants had decreased to 4,276, of which 52.6% were Romanians, 36.23% Hungarians, and 1.61% Roma.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ JewishGen locality page for Halmeu
  3. ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ Tab10. Populaţia stabilă după limba maternă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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