Satulung
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.
Satulung | |
|---|---|
 Location in Maramureș County | |
  Satulung Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′N 23°26′E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Maramureș |
| Subdivisions | Arieșu de Pădure, Fersig, Finteușu Mic, Hideaga, Mogoșești, Pribilești, Satulung |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bujorel Vasile Mureșan[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 68.50 km2 (26.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 5,837 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
Demographics
According to the census conducted in 2011, the population of the Satulung is of 5837 inhabitants, more than at the previous census in 2002, when 5,409 inhabitants were registered.[3] The majority were ethnic Romanian (75.07%). The main minority are the Roma people (19.86%) and the Hungarians (1.59%). For 3.41% of the population, ethnicity is not known.[4]
People
- Blanka Teleki, who founded a school, was born here in 1806.[5]
References
- "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "Recensământul Populației și al Locuințelor 2002 - populația unităților administrative pe etnii". Kulturális Innovációs Alapítvány (KIA.hu - Fundația Culturală pentru Inovație). Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- 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.
- Teleki Blanka Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, Sulinet.hu, retrieved 18 July 2015
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