Type: | commune |
County: | Bihor |
Batăr | |
Leader Name: | Ioan Mughiuruș[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.7125°N 21.8047°W |
Elevation: | 100 |
Area Total: | 126 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 417045 |
Area Code: | +(40) x59 |
Batăr (Hungarian: Feketebátor; Turkish: Fektebatur) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. The village is situated in the south-west of the county, near the border with Hungary. The settlement lies along the river Crișul Negru and is composed of four villages: Arpășel (Árpád; Arpat), Batăr, Talpoș (Talpas), and Tăut (Feketetót).
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,922; of those, 46.42% were Romanians, 32.02% Roma, and 12.15% Hungarians.[2]
Notable people who lived in Batăr include composer Tiberiu Olah.