Rona de Sus explained

Type:commune
County:Maramureș
Rona de Sus
Other Name:Bишня Рівня
Leader Name:Alexa Semeniuc
Leader Party:USR
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.9°N 27°W
Elevation:331
Area Total:68.3
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:437250
Area Code:(+40) 02 62

Rona de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőróna; German: Oberrohnen; Ukrainian: Bишня Рівня; Вишня Руна, Yiddish: אויבר-רינה|Ober Rina) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Coștiui (Rónaszék; Rohnen; Коштіль) and Rona de Sus.

Geography

The commune is located in a hilly area in the northern part of the county, about from the river Tisza and the Ukrainian border. The river Rona, a right tributary of the Iza, flows through the commune. The nearest city is Sighetu Marmației, to the northwest; the county seat, Baia Mare, is to the southwest. Rona de Sus is crossed by national road, which starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and Borșa, and ends in Iacobeni, Suceava.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Rona de Sus had a population of 4,171, of which 54.21% were Romanians, 34.6% Ukrainians, and 5.49% Hungarians.[1] At the 2011 census, there were 3,855 inhabitants, of which 83.35% were Ukrainians, 8.12% Hungarians, and 5% Romanians. At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 4,698, of which 72.9% were Ukrainian Orthodox, 10.8% stated they belonged to another religion, 8.6% were Roman Catholic, and 4.8% Greek-Catholic.

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.