Răbăgani

Răbăgani
Commune
Răbăgani
Coordinates: 46°45′N 22°14′E / 46.750°N 22.233°E / 46.750; 22.233
Country  Romania
County Bihor County
Population (2011)[1] 2,073
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Răbăgani (Hungarian: Robogány) is a commune in Bihor County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Albești (Fehérlak), Brătești, Răbăgani, Săliște de Pomezeu (Papmezőszeleste), Săucani (Szokány) and Vărășeni (Veresfalva). It is located about 50 km south of Oradea. It was mostly Hungarian until 1955, when it became equally split 50/50 with the Romanian community. In 2002, it was 94.2% Romanian and 5.7% Roma. The 1% of the population that was Jewish left shortly after World War II.

Coordinates: 46°45′N 22°14′E / 46.750°N 22.233°E / 46.750; 22.233

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002 Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved on March 1, 2010
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