Satulung
Commune
Teleki Castle in Satulung
Teleki Castle in Satulung
Coat of arms of Satulung
Coat of arms
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Satulung is located in Romania
Satulung
Satulung
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°34′N 23°26′E / 47.567°N 23.433°E / 47.567; 23.433
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
SubdivisionsArieșu de Pădure, Fersig, Finteușu Mic, Hideaga, Mogoșești, Pribilești, Satulung
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Bujorel-Vasile Mureșan[1] (CMM)
Area
68.50 km2 (26.45 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
6,376
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437270
Area code+40 x59
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimariasatulung.ro

Satulung (Hungarian: Kővárhosszúfalu; German: Langendorf) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. Its name, translated in English, means "the long village". It is composed of seven villages: Arieșu de Pădure (Erdőaranyos), Fersig (Fehérszék), Finteușu Mic (Kisfentős), Hideaga (Pusztahidegkút), Mogoșești (Magosfalu), Pribilești (Pribékfalva), and Satulung.

Geography

The commune belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It is located in the southwestern part of the Maramureș County, 17 km (11 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare. The river Arieș flows through Arieșu de Pădure village.

The Fersig train station serves the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Baia Mare and Satu Mare.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the population of Satulung was 6,376, of which 67.14% were ethnic Romanians and 23.35% Roma.[3] At the 2011 census, the population of the commune was 5,837, more than at the previous census in 2002, when 5,409 inhabitants were registered.[4] The majority were ethnic Romanians (75.07%); the main minorities were the Roma people (19.86%) and the Hungarians (1.59%); for 3.41% of the population, ethnicity was not known.[5]

People

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Recensământul Populației și al Locuințelor 2002 - populația unităților administrative pe etnii". Kulturális Innovációs Alapítvány (KIA.hu - Fundația Culturală pentru Inovație). Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  5. ^ Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului din 2011: "Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică din România. July 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  6. ^ Teleki Blanka Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, Sulinet.hu, retrieved 18 July 2015


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