Batăr Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 9 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.
  3. http://www.ghidulprimariilor.ro/business.php/PRIMARIA-BATAR/201529/ ghidulprimariilor.ro - Primăria comunei Batăr - Turism
  4. http://www.cjbihor.ro/ghid.php?act=8 cjbihor.ro - Consiliul Județean Bihor - Comuna Batăr