Lopadea Nouă Explained

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.