Camăr Explained

Type:commune
County:Sălaj
Camăr
Other Name:Kémer
Leader Name:Levente-György Szabó[1]
Leader Party:UDMR
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.3°N 59°W
Elevation:185
Area Total:39.83
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:457060
Area Code:+(40) 260

Camăr (Hungarian: Kémer) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Camăr and Pădureni (Erdőaljarakottyás).

The commune is located in the western part of county, on the border with Bihor County. It is situated at an altitude of, or the banks of the river Camăr.

Population

At the 2002 census, Camăr had 1,899 inhabitants; of those, 91.7% were Hungarians, 6.4% Romanians, and 1.9% Roma. 68.4% were Reformed, 12.6% Baptist, 5.1% each Greek-Catholic and Christian Evangelical, 4.5% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.3% Romanian Orthodox, and 0.8% Roman Catholic.

At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 1,741; of those, 86.67% were Hungarians, 6.15% Romanians, and 6.15% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,618, of which 86.71% were Hungarians, 6% Roma, and 5.69% Romanians.[2]

Sights

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 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.