Păulești, Satu Mare Explained

Type:	commune
County:	Satu Mare
Population Total:	auto
Păulești
Other Name:	Szatmárpálfalva
Coordinates:	47.779°N 22.92°W
Area Total Km2:	60.43

Păulești (Hungarian: Szatmárpálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNs) is a commune of 4,323 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of six villages:

	In Hungarian
Amați	Amac
Ambud	Ombod
Hrip	Hirip
Păulești	Szatmárpálfalva
Petin	Pettyén
Rușeni	Oroszfalva

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[1]

• Hungarians

46.1%

• Romanians

38.9%

• Romanies (Gypsies)

10.4%

According to mother tongue, 56.59% speak Hungarian as their first language, while 42.87% of the population speak Romanian.^[2]

Twin towns

• Seregélyes,^[3] Hungary

Notes and References

1. http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune
2. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2486 Romanian census data, 2002
3. Web site: Seregélyes nagyközség testvértelepülései . 2012-08-25. seregelyes.hu . PHP . hu.