Type: | commune |
County: | Alba |
Lopadea Nouă | |
Other Name: | Magyarlapád |
Leader Name: | Marian-Cătălin Indreiu |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.2833°N 72°W |
Elevation: | 309 |
Area Total: | 70.76 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 517395 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 58 |
Lopadea Nouă (Hungarian: Magyarlapád; German: Schaufeldorf) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Asinip (Asszonynépe), Băgău (Magyarbagó), Beța (Magyarbece), Cicârd (Csengerpuszta), Ciuguzel (Fugad), Lopadea Nouă, Ocnișoara (Kisakna), and Odverem (Vadverem).
At the 2002 census, the commune had 3,001 inhabitants, of which 53% were Reformed and 45% Romanian Orthodox. At the 2011 census, there were 2,759 inhabitants, of which 52.5% were Hungarians and 47.1% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Lopadea Nouă had a population of 2,359, of which 51.25% were Hungarians and 44.6% Romanians.