Type: | commune |
County: | Satu Mare |
Population Total: | auto |
Porumbești | |
Other Name: | Kökényesd |
Leader Name: | Zoltán Tóth[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | UDMR |
Coordinates: | 47.9833°N 81°W |
Elevation: | 122 |
Area Total: | 33.40 |
Postal Code: | 447152 |
Porumbești (Hungarian: Kökényesd, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNk, meaning "Full of Blackthorns"; Кикиньишд) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cidreag (Hungarian: Csedreg; Чедреґ) and Porumbești. These were part of Halmeu Commune until 2005, when they were split off. At the 2011 census, 81.4% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 16.8% Roma and 1.6% Romanians.
The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Ukraine and near the border with Hungary, north of the country seat, Satu Mare. Its neighbors are Halmeu commune to the east, Turulung commune to the southeast, Micula commune to the southwest, and, on the Ukrainian side, commune to the west and commune to the north.